Dresel is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dresel
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Quite rare and worn especially in the Upper Rhine, it is probably a variant of Dressel, which is itself Drechsel (= pottery wheel, potter by metonymy).

How popular is Dresel?

Dresel is common in Germany.

Dresel is ranked 197565 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dresels grew by 11.07011 per cent to 301 since 2000 and ranked 65782 after elevating 2154 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.69 94.46
Others 3.32 2.21
Hispanic or Latino 1.66 1.85
Dresel is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Germany which may be its originating country too. Around 1750 people have been found who wears Dresel as their family name. Dresel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
11,342 Uruguay3
82,478 South Africa2
40,256 Mexico2
124,220 Italy2
219,873 France2
23,344 Austria2
19,093 Finland2
91,024 Belgium1
62,864 New Zealand1
279,271 Australia1
19,810 Croatia1
36,678 Singapore1
47,891 Norway1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
Countries with hundreds of Dresel:
65,497 United States382
Countries with thousands of Dresel:
7,305 Germany1,311

Dresel Namesakes

  • Ellis Loring Dresel, Lawyer
  • Bernie Dresel, Actor
  • Ellis Loring Dresel, Lawyer
  • Otto Dresel, Music composer

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