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

Drescher, 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 Drescher surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Drescher in America

Drescher is the 12269th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Drescher surname appeared 2,535 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 Drescher.

We can also compare 2010 data for Drescher 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 Drescher

The surname Drescher is of German origin and can be traced back to the 14th century. It is derived from the German word "dreschen," which means "to thresh" or "to beat." This suggests that the name was likely originally an occupational name for someone who worked as a thresher or farmer.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Drescher can be found in various medieval German documents and records from the regions of Bavaria, Saxony, and Rhineland-Palatinate. One notable example is a mention of a "Johannes Drescher" in a land registry from the town of Bamberg, dated 1367.

During the Middle Ages, the name Drescher may have also been associated with certain place names or settlements that derived their names from the same root word. For instance, there is a village called Dreschen in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, which could have been a potential origin point for the surname.

In the 16th century, the name Drescher appeared in the records of the city of Nuremberg, where a prominent family of that name was involved in the local textile trade. One notable member was Hans Drescher (1492-1568), a wealthy merchant and member of the city council.

Another historically significant figure with the surname Drescher was Johann Gottlieb Drescher (1738-1819), a German theologian and author who served as a professor at the University of Leipzig. He published several works on biblical exegesis and church history during his lifetime.

In the 19th century, the name Drescher gained notoriety through the works of the German playwright and satirist, Adolf Drescher (1835-1905). He was known for his biting social commentary and plays that criticized the bourgeois society of his time.

Other notable individuals with the surname Drescher include the German-American actress Fran Drescher (born 1957), best known for her role in the sitcom "The Nanny," and the German soccer player Thomas Drescher (born 1979), who played for several Bundesliga clubs in the early 2000s.

While the surname Drescher has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, carried by generations of immigrants and migrants over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Drescher

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

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 Drescher 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 Drescher 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 Drescher was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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