Dresser Surname
Approximately 4,330 people bear this surname
Dresser Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the dresser.' Probably a gardener, a dresser of plants.
Raphe Dresser, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
John Dresser, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).
Read More About This SurnameDresser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,322 | 1:109,109 | 11,911 |
| England | 332 | 1:167,825 | 15,507 |
| Canada | 311 | 1:118,475 | 12,504 |
| Australia | 129 | 1:209,269 | 20,284 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 359 | 1:67,898 | 7,708 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,331 | 1:37,730 | 4,476 |
Dresser (63) may also be a first name.
Dresser Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the dresser.' Probably a gardener, a dresser of plants.
Raphe Dresser, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
John Dresser, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).
(English) One who finishes textile fabrics to give them a nap or smooth surface.
Probably some handicraft.
Dresser: the official who dressed the table for a meal, described in the “Promptuarium Parvulorum.” Our word “dresser,” for a side-table on which the meat is placed and cut up, comes hence.
Dresser: a hemp-dresser, but also one who cuts up the meat at a sideboard for the banquet. Chaucer speaks of dressing a heritage - i.e., of dividing it among the heirs (“The Coke’s Tale”).
Dresser Demographics
Average Male Dresser Height
175.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dresser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dresser Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dresser is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dresser? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dresser is the 107,705th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,683,036 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Dresser live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dresser is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 63 people.
Dresser is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,322 people, or 1 in 109,109. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 7 percent live, Massachusetts, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Dresser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dresser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dresser surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dresser Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dresser last name are 8.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.14% registered with the party.
The amount Dresser earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 240.36% more than the national average, earning R 808,836 per year; in United States they earn 10.95% more than the national average, earning $47,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.35% more than the national average, earning $51,349 CAD per year.
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Dresser Reference & Research
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