Dresser Surname

107,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,330 people bear this surname

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

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).

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Dresser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3221:109,10911,911
England3321:167,82515,507
Canada3111:118,47512,504
Australia1291:209,26920,284
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
France211:3,162,987209,042
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3591:67,8987,708
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3311:37,7304,476

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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

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

Probably some handicraft.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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”).

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dressier9336/
Droesser9334/
Driesser9327/
Dreisser9311/
Dresscer931/
Dressher930/
Dreesser930/
Dresse92658/
Dreser92202/
Dresscher8875/
Dreissger8821/
Dreszer861,200/
Dresher86900/
Driesse86577/
Dreiser86219/
Dreysse86113/
Drasser8674/
Dreeser8655/
Droeser8615/
Dreyser8614/
Dreusse8610/
Dretser867/
Dreisse867/
Drösser866/
Dressie866/
Dressed864/
Dresier863/
Dreasse862/
Drieser862/
Dressei861/
Dresset861/
Dresere861/
Drisser860/
Dressey860/
Dredser860/
Drescer860/
Dreseir860/
Dressse860/
Dreaser860/
Drese83915/
Drescher8025,707/
Dreasher80122/
Dreytser8067/
Dreitser8030/
Dreysher8023/
Dreshert8016/
Dreysier8012/
Dreisher805/
Dreisger803/
Dreseher802/
Dressire801/
Driesseu801/
Droesher801/
Dressoir801/
Driesher801/
Dreshier800/
Dressett800/
Dreese77740/
Dreise77417/
Draser77260/
Dressi77174/
Driese77166/
Dressy77153/
Drisse77111/
Dreyse7776/
Drešer7775/
Dresie7769/
Dreuse7756/
Dressa7745/
Dreses7725/
Droser7715/
Dreset7710/
Drezer776/
Drexer775/
Drease772/
Drehse772/
Dresee771/
Dréser771/
Dreseh771/
Driser770/
Dresey770/
Dryser770/
Dresea770/
Dresis770/
Dressayre75374/
Droescher75293/
Driescher75205/
Driessche75139/
Dreischer75126/
Dressaire7562/
Dreschert759/
Draescher753/
Dreuscher753/
Dreschere751/
Dreshcher751/
Drescherz751/
Dretscher751/
Drescherr751/
Drasher71289/
Dreussi71151/
Dreassi71141/
Dreicer7193/
Dreezer7166/
Drecher7143/
Dreyzer7133/
Drießer7121/
Dreizer7116/
Dryszer7114/
Dresche7112/
Dreysee719/
Dreises716/
Drisset716/
Draaser715/
Dressay714/
Drosier713/
Driesschie713/
Dreyssé713/
Dreisis713/
Drisher712/
Dreasey711/
D'Risse711/
Dreesee711/
Dreessa711/
Drescis711/
Dresois711/
Driesjr711/
Drissee711/
Dressis711/
D'Reese711/
Draisse711/
Dreszis711/
Drexzer711/
Droszer711/
Drexeer711/
Drosher710/
Drexher710/
Draiser710/
Driscer710/
Drysher710/
Drisier710/
Dreishe710/
Drahser710/
Dreze67418/
Dröscher67321/
Drece67178/
Dresa67123/
Droscher67114/
Dreißger6777/
Drescherová6761/
Drascher6758/
Drise6727/
Dresaire6723/
Draitser6718/
Driesche6717/
Droisier6713/
Dreicher679/
Dreacher678/
Dreitcer676/
Dresy675/
Drèse673/
Dreiszis672/
Drischer671/
Drashier671/
Dretcher671/
Drexe671/
Dreytsep671/
Drissett671/
Tdrasher671/
Dreyssis671/
Dreissio671/
Dresisch670/

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Dresser Reference & Research

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