How common is the surname Draeger?

2,261 people in the United States had the surname Draeger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,553 Americans. It ranked 13,466th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Draeger?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Draeger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Draeger?

Richard Draeger, American rower (1937–2016), followed by Donn F. Draeger.

Where is the surname Draeger most common?

Wikidata records people named Draeger in the United States.

Is the surname Draeger getting more or less common?

More common. 2,227 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,261 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Draeger

A surname, carried by 2,261 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Draeger is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,261 people named Draeger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,553 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,227.

#13,466

rank among US surnames

2,261

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,730)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,462	Trottier	2,262	136,492
#13,466	Hertzog	2,261	136,553
#13,470	Vandegrift	2,260	136,613
#13,472	Nease	2,259	136,674
#13,474	Siewert	2,258	136,734

Who is named Draeger

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Draeger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Draegers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Draeger
American rower (1937–2016)
Donn F. Draeger
American martial artist (1922–1982)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Draeger

Draeger has the Soundex code D626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D626.

Questions

How common is the surname Draeger?: 2,261 people in the United States had the surname Draeger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,553 Americans. It ranked 13,466th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Draeger?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Draeger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Draeger?: Richard Draeger, American rower (1937–2016), followed by Donn F. Draeger.
Where is the surname Draeger most common?: Wikidata records people named Draeger in the United States.
Is the surname Draeger getting more or less common?: More common. 2,227 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,261 in 2010, up 1.5%.