Is Hitler a common German family name?

or only Adolf Hitler's family has this name?

Is Hitler a common German family name?
I don't think it's extremely common though there are German family names that sound similar. Most of Hitler's family legally changed their names. Some even moved moved to the United States after WWII. As you can imagine, many members of his family had no desire to have children and continue the genes.
Reply:Not anymore. Hitler had no direct heirs. I think he had a half sister.





There was a program on TV not too long ago and his nephew came to the States, wrote a book and denounced his uncle.





Of that blood line, it's dying out and the people in this line appear to not want to reproduce because of their dark history.





The surviving members of Hitler's extended family changed their surnames to unknown and I believe some live in the United States. Not sure on the last one.





But, the where abouts of what's left of them is largely a secret and they don't want anyone to know who they are, where they are and want to be left alone.





BTW, Mein Kampf is still in print and if you wonder who gets the royalty money from the sales of this book it's the state of Bavaria. Interestingly enough, this book is largely pirated in one part of the world and that's the gulf reagon.
Reply:I heard once that most of the Hitler's immediate family emigrated to the US and changed their names. I also remember hearing that they made a pact not to have children so that the family line would end? This could be complete nonsense though.
Reply:It was never particularly common, and I'm sure by now it's pretty much extinct.
Reply:hitler wasn't german he was born in austria
Reply:even if it was it probably isn't now!