Dreifuss Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Dreifuss Surname Definition:

(German) One who made trivets; three feet; one who came from Treves or Trier (place of the tribe of the Treviri), in Germany.

Dreifuss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Switzerland1121:73,3308,666
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Israel151:570,50941,023
France141:4,744,480251,814
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Dreifuss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made trivets; three feet; one who came from Treves or Trier (place of the tribe of the Treviri), in Germany.

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

Dreifuss Last Name Facts

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

Dreifuss has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreifuss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 680,882nd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Dreifuss reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 1,709,712. In The United States Dreifuss is mostly found in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Dreifuss is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 26 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Dreifuss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dreifuss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dreifuss last name expanded 393 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dreifuss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dreifuss surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dreifuss earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 7.18% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,993 per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Dreifus93323/
Drifuss931/
Dreyfuss881,439/
Dreiffus885/
Draifuss881/
Dryefuss881/
Dresfuss880/
Druefuss880/
Driefuss880/
Drefus8616/
Drifus860/
Dreyfus803,188/
Dryfuss8018/
Drefous804/
Dreifuß803/
Dryefus801/
Driffus801/
Driefus801/
Dreffus800/
Drafuss800/
Drifoss800/
Drifuse800/
Draifus800/
Drefuis800/
Drizfus800/
Dreifos800/
Drifu771/
Dreyfous7560/
Dreyffus7521/
Dreyfuse754/
Dreyfeus751/
Drayfuss751/
Dreifoos750/
Driefoss750/
Dreyfoss750/
Dryfus718/
Dréfus711/
Drafus710/
Dryfuse6755/
Driffou6721/
Dreyfuß6711/
Drayfus675/
Dreyfos671/
Dreyfuz671/
Druyfus670/
Drifoos670/
Drifuce670/
Dryfust670/
Dryfous670/

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