Bressler Surname

70,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Bressler Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Breslau (named after King Vratislaw), in Germany, now Wroclaw in Poland.

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Bressler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5521:65,2847,623
Israel5001:17,1152,559
Germany3391:237,47926,122
Brazil3121:686,13625,272
Canada961:383,80834,152
New Caledonia571:4,846930
Austria411:207,69425,759
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
France171:3,907,219231,005
Cuba141:823,0516,140
England101:5,571,806158,774
Guam81:20,0153,029
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belize11:355,4743,977
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7301:68,7937,456

Bressler (14) may also be a first name.

Bressler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Breslau (named after King Vratislaw), in Germany, now Wroclaw in Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Breslauer. It refers to someone from Breslau , the German name for the Polish city of Wroclaw.

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Bressler Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bressler Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bressler is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bressler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 70,113th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,032,962 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Bressler reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,552 people, or 1 in 65,284. In The United States Bressler is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Bressler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bressler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bressler surname rose 761 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bressler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bressler are 34.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bressler earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $46,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $49,394 CAD per year.

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Bressler Reference & Research

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