Scholer Surname

180,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Scholer Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin and Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) Scholar [Old English scolere, Latin scholaris; also Old French escol(i)er (mod. écolier), from Old French escole, Latin sc(h)ola, Greek σχολή, a school]

Scholer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8831:410,48635,724
Germany7241:111,19513,694
Switzerland2131:38,5585,530
Luxembourg1561:3,721497
France1121:593,06078,954
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Canada551:669,92054,285
Australia371:729,61448,196
Chile291:607,46514,668
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium151:766,44363,354
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

The alternate forms: Schöler (4,341) are calculated separately.

Scholer (16) may also be a first name.

Scholer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin and Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) Scholar [Old English scolere, Latin scholaris; also Old French escol(i)er (mod. écolier), from Old French escole, Latin sc(h)ola, Greek σχολή, a school]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scholer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Scholer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Scholer is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Schöler. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scholer? popularity and diffusion

Scholer is the 180,045th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,077,511 people. The surname Scholer occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Scholer live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

The last name Scholer is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 883 people, or 1 in 410,486. In The United States Scholer is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Minnesota, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and Switzerland, where 9 percent reside.

Scholer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scholer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scholer last name expanded 939 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 188 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scholer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Scholer last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Scholer surname are 18.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Scholer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning $46,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schöler954,341/
Scholler933,399/
Schooler933,174/
Schoeler931,070/
Schouler93462/
Schuoler93181/
Schosler9363/
Scholger9340/
Scholier9318/
Schotler932/
Scholeer932/
Scholert931/
Schoyler930/
Scholerd930/
Sholer92218/
Choler9291/
Scoler9219/
Schottler88505/
Schouller88249/
Schollier88234/
Schollert8899/
Schodtler8850/
Schoelier8846/
Schouleur8842/
Schooller881/
Schosller881/
Schuoller881/
Schotller880/
Schootler880/
Scheler864,490/
Sholler86407/
Scouler86342/
Schaler86257/
Shouler86245/
Chouler86124/
Schäler86116/
Scooler8655/
Scuoler8620/
Scoller8616/
Scolier8611/
Sholere869/
Shooler867/
Shcoler866/
Shoeler865/
Shosler865/
Choller864/
Scolear863/
Sholert862/
Shohler861/
Shotler861/
Choyler861/
Chooler861/
Shoiler860/
Soler83143,514/
Scholleart822/
Schhoeller821/
Scholerová821/
Schoolherr820/
Schaller8037,935/
Scheeler801,561/
Scouller80590/
Zschaler80419/
Scheuler80193/
Schaeler80121/
Choolert8097/
Schauler8028/
Schehler8023/
Scheleur8019/
Shottler809/
Shollert808/
Choolerd806/
Schalger805/
Choutler802/
Scheleir802/
Schasler801/
Shcooler801/
Shouleur801/
Schalier801/
Schóller801/
Sholhert801/
Choulert801/
Chotlert801/
Shoulger800/
Scollier800/
Shooller800/
Schoolir800/
Schelier800/
Shousler800/
Schaaler800/
Schatler800/
Schollerová7814/
Soller775,632/
Solier774,287/
Sohler771,372/
Sahler771,111/
Shaler77677/
Chaler77538/
Sheler77427/
Solere77389/
Sehler77226/
Sotler77184/
Solger77154/
Söhler77137/
Sosler77136/
Soyler77102/
Scaler7793/
Souler7723/
Chöler7719/
Solear7711/
Solher7710/
Soeler778/
Solert775/
Soiler774/
Sooler773/
Soleir773/
Ssoler773/
Cehler771/
Szoler771/
Sioler771/
Hsoler771/
Solejr771/
Solerp771/
Solerd770/
Schallert751,494/
Scheuller75646/
Schallier75177/
Schattler7590/
Schadtler7529/
Schalleur7522/
Sholerova752/
Hschaller751/
Schsaller751/
Scheehler750/
Schsehler750/
Soulier7112,620/
Sheeler712,055/
Sathler711,996/
Sheller711,855/
Sollier711,343/
Shaller71433/
Soulere71135/
Solerød7188/
Challer7148/
Chasler7138/
Shatler7129/
Sollert7124/
Sottler7122/
Scalier7121/
Saehler7120/
Szoller7113/
Schelir7111/
Schölerová719/
Scaller718/
Souller716/
Sheleer715/
Chalerd715/
Shalger714/
Soulger713/
Chaleir713/
Sahtler713/
Shauler712/
Sheuler712/
Sollerh712/
Soehler712/
Siolert712/
Sahaler711/
Solherd711/
Soulert711/
Seehler711/
Soutler711/
Sollear711/
Solller711/
Solerre711/
Shaaler711/
Shahler711/
Shehler711/
Szojler711/
Cholhir711/
Sohlere711/
Shalert711/
Solhier711/
Soosler711/
Sothler711/
Chauler711/
Shaeler710/
Shuiler710/
Chatler710/
Shalier710/
Sjohler710/
Shouseller710/
Shasler710/
Soohler710/
Saler671,795/
Soullier67895/
Solèr67482/
Seler67315/
Shattler67273/
Chattler6773/
Schallerová6771/
Chaleard6765/
Zoler6765/
Solér6748/
Sheeller6735/
Souleyre6725/
Sotiller6712/
Šoler6712/
Solir678/
Shcaller674/
Scallier673/
Sheuller672/
Cholidtr671/
Challear671/
Shausler671/
Soullere671/
Söler671/
Solerova671/
Schallér671/
Szottler671/
Sáler671/
Challere671/
Sathhler671/
Southler671/
Chatlert671/
Shallerd670/
Shuiller670/
Shaeller670/
Shallere670/
Chautler670/
Sahaller670/
Shautler670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scholer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis