Dressler Surname

34,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Dressler Surname Definition:

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

Dressler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2901:57,6256,838
Germany6,2211:12,9411,677
Brazil8391:255,1549,835
Canada6091:60,5027,116
Austria2511:33,9265,441
Czechia2131:49,9228,359
Paraguay1651:43,8591,330
Israel1571:54,5077,075
Poland1531:248,42331,442
Australia951:284,16525,304
Switzerland911:90,2529,968
France821:810,03397,301
South Africa601:902,96258,308
England481:1,160,79354,689
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Ireland131:362,22614,761
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Norway81:642,78647,258
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7021:71,5377,683

Dressler (27) may also be a first name.

Dressler 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

Dressler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dressler (Russian: Дресслер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dressler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 34,099th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 468,894 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Dressler live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. Dressler is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,290 people, or 1 in 57,625. In The United States Dressler is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 5 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States Dressler is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 40 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Dressler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dressler has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 896 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dressler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dressler surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dressler last name are 12.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dressler earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.64% less than the national average, earning 257,328 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning R 266,172 per year; in United States they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $44,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $50,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dressler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dressler in the Russian language
Дресслерdressler-

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Dressler Reference & Research

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