Drexel Surname

140,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Drexel Surname Definition:

(German) One who turned a lathe, a turner.

Drexel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2191:297,34127,507
Germany9861:81,64910,307
Austria6661:12,7861,829
France591:1,125,809120,603
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Canada481:767,61660,775
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Australia351:771,30649,759
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

Drexel (1,592) may also be a first name.

Drexel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who turned a lathe, a turner.

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

Drexel Last Name Facts

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

Drexel is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drexel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 140,302nd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,290,241 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Drexel are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Drexel is also the 193,745th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,592 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,219 people, or 1 in 297,341. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent are found and Austria, where 21 percent are found.

Drexel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drexel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Drexel surname grew 648 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drexel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Drexel surname are 14.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Drexel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.07% less than the national average, earning 193,555 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $48,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.24% more than the national average, earning $56,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drexell923/
Drexsel920/
Drexl911,642/
Dresel832,611/
Dreßel831,111/
Dregel8317/
Drexil8314/
Draxel838/
Drezel834/
Droxel834/
Drixel831/
Drejel831/
Dressel7710,487/
Driesel77388/
Dreszel7779/
Dreshel7722/
Dreisel7721/
Drießel7720/
Dreßelt7714/
Dregiel7710/
Drehsel777/
Dreysel777/
Dreizel776/
Draxell773/
Drechel772/
Dreesel771/
Draxsel771/
D'Regel771/
Dreasel771/
Dreygel771/
Dreciel771/
Dreggel771/
Dreißel771/
Dreksel771/
Drezell770/
Dresiel770/
Droxell770/
Dreigel770/
Dresael770/
Dresell770/
Drescel770/
Draxl731,028/
Dresl7363/
Dreßl7333/
Drixl7331/
Drešl7316/
Dräxl731/
Drechsel717,600/
Dreschel71194/
Dressell71150/
Driessel7182/
Drecksel7157/
Dresselt7156/
Dreichel7133/
Driesell7112/
Dreshsel716/
Drressel711/
Dreisell710/
Dreesell710/
Dretchel710/
Dreshell710/
Drigel6795/
Dressl6731/
Drejsl6723/
Dreschsel6710/
Drígel678/
Dreszl673/
Drysel673/
Dreischel672/
Drezil671/
Draxil671/
Drisel671/
Dresil671/
Dreschiel671/
Dreschell671/
Dreiseldt671/
Dricel670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drexel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis