Drechsler Surname

36,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Drechsler Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Turner,” in German, one who fashioned objects on a lathe. Variants are Dressier, Drexler, Drexsler.

Drechsler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,5521:7,629954
United States1,2991:279,02926,040
Brazil6951:308,02111,878
Austria5011:16,9972,560
Australia2481:108,85412,149
Poland2281:166,70523,260
Czechia2191:48,5558,123
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Denmark851:66,4086,662
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
England461:1,211,26256,182
Norway431:119,58815,719
France291:2,290,439180,028
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Israel101:855,76354,181
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Drechsler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Turner,” in German, one who fashioned objects on a lathe. Variants are Dressier, Drexler, Drexsler.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Drechsler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drechsler is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Drechsler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drechsler? popularity and diffusion

The last name Drechsler is the 36,848th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 509,191 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Drechsler reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Drechsler is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 10,552 people, or 1 in 7,629. In Germany Drechsler is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 21 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Drechsler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drechsler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Drechsler last name increased 1,286 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drechsler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Drechsler surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Drechsler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 99.71% more than the national average, earning 691,171 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $49,499 CAD per year.

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