A person from Kiel; wedge-shaped or ship-builder.
Kieler is primarily a German habitational surname referring to someone from the city of Kiel. The city's name likely derives from the Old Low German word 'Kiel', meaning 'wedge', referring to the shape of the fjord, or from the Middle Low German 'kil' meaning 'ship' or 'keel'.
Less common today
Kieler isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,082 in 2009.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
