Buchler Family Crest & Name History

Some records give Buchner; others give Buchler. Both point to the same German family name. Name scholars give the meaning as “Beech dweller”. Spelled with “l” instead of “n”, Buchler shows how the same name was heard and written differently.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Buchler with 595 bearers, at rank 37,442. French birth records list 260 children named Buchler between 1891 and 2000. Buchler sounds close to Bichler, so it can help to search both.

There is no single Buchler family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Buchler family name pack.