Dressel Surname

49,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dressel Surname Definition:

(English) One who finishes textile fabrics to give them a nap or smooth surface.

Dressel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6621:14,2191,845
United States3,8941:93,08110,451
Brazil2821:759,12927,666
Austria1401:60,8259,489
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Argentina471:909,43458,335
France451:1,476,060142,161
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Denmark331:171,05214,584
England281:1,989,93178,001
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5451:92,1449,460

Dressel (16) may also be a first name.

Dressel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who finishes textile fabrics to give them a nap or smooth surface.

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

Dressel Last Name Facts

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

Dressel (Russian: Дрессель) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dressel? popularity and diffusion

Dressel is the 49,078th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 694,912 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Dressel live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 16 people.

The last name Dressel is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 5,662 people, or 1 in 14,219. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 28 percent live, Saxony, where 17 percent live and Thuringia, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Dressel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dressel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dressel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dressel last name are 13.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dressel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.62% less than the national average, earning 215,891 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 244.23% more than the national average, earning R 818,016 per year; in United States they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $46,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning $50,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dressel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dressel in the Russian language
Дрессельdressel-

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