Find out how popular the last name Dreiling is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dreiling.

Dreiling, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dreiling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dreiling in America

Dreiling is the 13572nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dreiling surname appeared 2,234 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Dreiling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dreiling to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dreiling

The surname Dreiling originated in Germany, with the earliest known records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "dreilingen," which means "three villages" or "three communities." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with someone who lived in or owned land near three adjacent villages or towns.

In the 17th century, variations of the name such as Dreyling, Dreilingen, and Dreylingen were found in various German records, particularly in the regions of Hesse and Saxony. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was in the town of Fritzlar, Hesse, where a Johannes Dreilingen was mentioned in a church register in 1612.

The Dreiling name does not appear to have any direct mentions in major historical texts or manuscripts like the Domesday Book, as it was primarily a localized German surname. However, it is possible that some early bearers of the name were involved in minor local events or records that have not been widely documented or preserved.

One of the earliest known individuals with the Dreiling surname was Johann Dreiling, born in 1682 in Hersfeld, Hesse. He was a farmer and landowner in the region. Another notable bearer of the name was Georg Dreiling (1755-1832), a German theologian and author from Saxony, who wrote several religious texts and served as a pastor in various churches.

In the 19th century, the Dreiling name began to spread more widely as some families emigrated from Germany to other parts of Europe and North America. One such individual was Wilhelm Dreiling (1818-1892), who was born in Hesse and later settled in Pennsylvania, United States, where he worked as a farmer and had several children, helping to establish the Dreiling lineage in the country.

Another notable figure was Friedrich Dreiling (1875-1942), a German architect who designed several prominent buildings in Berlin and other cities during the early 20th century. His most famous work was the Reichsbanknebenstelle (Imperial Bank Branch) in Berlin, completed in 1907.

In more recent times, one of the most well-known individuals with the Dreiling surname was Gerhard Dreiling (1923-2005), a German-American physicist and engineer who made significant contributions to the development of radar technology and worked for various aerospace companies, including NASA.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dreiling

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dreiling.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dreiling was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dreiling has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dreiling was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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