Fackler Family History

Fackler Surname Meaning

German: occupational name for a torch maker or for someone whose job was to light or carry a torch from Middle High German vackel ‘torch’ + agent suffix -er; later fackeln took on the meaning of ‘to waver shilly-shally’ hence a nickname for a wavering hesitating person.

East German: from a short form of the Slavic personal name Wenceslaw or other Slavic names beginning with Vech- or Vach.

Americanized form of German Fachler an occupational name for a surveyor of fish pens (see Fecher).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Mackler, Hackler, Heckler, Kackley, Backer, Pickler, Hacker, Fassler, Seckler, Ficker

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3K	Military Records
940	Immigration Records
9K	Census and Voter Lists
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You can see how Fackler families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fackler family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fackler families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 7 Fackler families living in Ontario. This was about 78% of all the recorded Fackler's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Fackler families in 1911.

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What did your Fackler ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, tailleur was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Fackler.

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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Fackler life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Fackler in 1944 was 39, and 78 in 2004.

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Fackler Surname Meaning

East German: from a short form of the Slavic personal name Wenceslaw or other Slavic names beginning with Vech- or Vach.

Americanized form of German Fachler an occupational name for a surveyor of fish pens (see Fecher).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Fackler family from?

What did your Fackler ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, tailleur was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Fackler.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

tailleur

100%

What Fackler family records will you find?

What is the average Fackler lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Fackler life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Fackler in 1944 was 39, and 78 in 2004.

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