Dreyfus Surname

140,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Dreyfus Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Trivet, Tripod [Ger. dreifuss; from O.H.Ger. drî, three + fuoz, foot] A Jewish-Ger. nickname for a maker ot the article. No connexion with the place-name Trêves.

Dreyfus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4031:258,34624,420
France5411:122,77818,605
Israel3851:22,2283,287
Peru2021:157,3478,149
Switzerland1601:51,3316,758
Philippines1541:657,39168,667
England551:1,013,05650,089
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
El Salvador241:264,3292,294
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Panama121:326,0227,351
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Malta11:430,2723,380
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:206,66117,858

Dreyfus (177) may also be a first name.

Dreyfus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Trivet, Tripod [Ger. dreifuss; from O.H.Ger. drî, three + fuoz, foot] A Jewish-Ger. nickname for a maker ot the article. No connexion with the place-name Trêves.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Literally “Three Foot”. Place name. Corruption of Treves (Trier) in Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who made trivets; three feet; one who came from Treves or Trier (place of the tribe of the Treviri), in Germany.

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

Dreyfus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dreyfus (Arabic: دريفوس, Russian: Дрейфус) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreyfus? popularity and diffusion

Dreyfus is the 140,089th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,285,930 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Dreyfus are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 685,598th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 177 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,403 people, or 1 in 258,346. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 51 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent reside and Israel, where 12 percent reside.

Dreyfus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dreyfus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dreyfus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dreyfus are 9.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.54% registered with the party.

The amount Dreyfus earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 39.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,989 per year; in United States they earn 29.62% more than the national average, earning $55,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $46,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dreyfus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dreyfus in the Russian language
Дрейфусdrejfus-
Dreyfus in the Arabic language
دريفوسdryfws-

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