Ikeler Name Study

Date: 12 Sep 2023 [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: Ikeler Ikler

About the Project

The Ikeler Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Ikeler name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Ikeler name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Ikeler's), by time period (18th Century Ikeler's), or by topic (Ikeler DNA, Ikeler Occupations, Ikeler Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

Scope and Surname Origin

This project is global in scope, however all currently known individuals with the Ikeler surname are descendants of a single man born in New Jersey, United States. The estimated number of individuals to carry this surname are:

• Approximately 500 deceased Ikeler individuals, including spouses
• Approximately 462 living Ikeler individuals (source: 2014 U.S. census via Forebears.io)
• Approximately 82 living Ikler individuals (source: 2014 U.S. census via Forebears.io)

Note: Living individuals are outside the scope of this One Name Study and are listed above in aggregate for informational purposes only. Creation of profiles for these individuals must be in compliance with both WikiTree's policy on living people and the Information on Living Family Members section of the Privacy Policy.

The Ikeler surname split from the Eichler surname with Wilhelm Eichler (1753–1808) also known as Wilhelm the Loyalist. He had five children with Elizabeth Barnhardt (–~1815), two of whom continued the new surname. Both Wilhelm's uncle Conrad Eichler (~1732–) and Wilhelm's brother Jerome Agler (1760–1850) adopted the spelling Agler.

This study also includes the surname variant Ikler which appears to have began with Frank Marion (Ikeler) Ikler (1897–1978), a great-grandson of Wilhelm.

Wilhelm Eichler (1753–1808) & Elizabeth Barnhardt (–1815)

William Ikeler (1778–1860) & Sarah Barnhart (1780–)

Johnson H Ikeler (1808–1891) & Anna Margaretha (Mary) "Polly" Laubach (1810–1900)

Francis Marion (Ikeler) Ikler (1846–1909) & Sarah A Weaver (1850–1888)

six Ikeler children

Francis Marion (Ikeler) Ikler (1846–1909) & Mary Lee Baxter (1865–1945)

four Ikler children

How to Join

To join the Ikeler Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Jeff Ikeler for assistance.

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!

• Space:Ikeler Name Study - Land Deeds (421 deeds indexed)

Membership

• Jeff Ikeler-28
• Seeking new members!

Related Surnames and Surname Variants

• Ikler