The Buhl Family Name

Clerks wrote Bühler in many ways, and Buhl is one that stuck. Read literally, Buhl points to “One who lived on, or near, a bill”. Before spelling was fixed, Bühler was also written Buhl. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Buhl surname had 2,515 bearers. French birth records list 662 children named Buhl between 1891 and 2000.

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