Explore the Family Name Drescher

The meaning of Drescher

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a thresher, German Drescher, Yiddish dresher, agent derivatives of Middle High German dreschen, Yiddish dresh(e)n ‘to thresh’. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Christl, Erhard, Erwin, Fritz, Gerhard, Goetz, Hans, Kurt, Uwe, Wolfgang.

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How common is the last name Drescher in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Drescher saw a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Drescher ranked 11,410 in terms of popularity and then fell to 12,269 by 2010, which represents a 7.53% decline. The actual count of people with the surname slightly increased from 2,533 in 2000 to 2,535 in 2010; however, when considering proportion per 100k, a decrease of 8.51% was observed from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,410	#12,269	-7.53%
Count	2,533	2,535	0.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.94	0.86	-8.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Drescher

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts among people with the Drescher surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of Dreschers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, going from 0.43% to 0.87%. Those reporting two or more races rose by 17.58%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 42.41%. The number of Dreschers identifying as White decreased by 1.39% but still represented the majority at 95.38% in 2010. The data also revealed some Dreschers identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, categories where no Dreschers were reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	95.38%	-1.39%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.25%	42.41%
Two or More Races	0.91%	1.07%	17.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.87%	102.33%
Black	0%	0.24%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.2%	0%