How common is the surname Dreher?

5,644 people in the United States had the surname Dreher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,703 Americans. It ranked 6,074th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dreher?

Rod Dreher, American journalist.

Where is the surname Dreher most common?

Wikidata records people named Dreher in the United States.

Is the surname Dreher getting more or less common?

More common. 5,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,644 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Dreher

A surname, carried by 5,644 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dreher is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,644 people named Dreher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,703 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,533.

#6,074

rank among US surnames

5,644

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #5,736)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,065	Thelen	5,657	54,578
#6,066	Fite	5,656	54,587
#6,067	Heintz	5,655	54,597
#6,068	Kirksey	5,654	54,607
#6,070	Pierre-Louis	5,653	54,616
#6,071	Savoie	5,652	54,626
#6,072	Suter	5,648	54,665

Who is named Dreher

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

84% of people named Dreher identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Drehers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rod Dreher
American journalist, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dreher

Dreher has the Soundex code D660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D660.

Questions

How common is the surname Dreher?: 5,644 people in the United States had the surname Dreher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,703 Americans. It ranked 6,074th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dreher?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Dreher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dreher?: Rod Dreher, American journalist.
Where is the surname Dreher most common?: Wikidata records people named Dreher in the United States.
Is the surname Dreher getting more or less common?: More common. 5,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,644 in 2010, up 2.0%.