Altered spelling of German Kemmler or Kämmler,
occupational name for a comb maker or a wool comber, from Middle High
German kamb(e) ‘comb’ + the agent suffix -(l)er. Compare
Kamler.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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