How common is the surname Dresser?

3,186 people in the United States had the surname Dresser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,907 Americans. It ranked 10,114th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dresser?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Dresser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dresser?

Louise Dresser, American actress (1878–1965), followed by Ivan Dresser.

Where is the surname Dresser most common?

Wikidata records people named Dresser in the United States.

Is the surname Dresser getting more or less common?

More common. 2,816 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,186 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Dresser

A surname, carried by 3,186 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). Dresser is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,186 people named Dresser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,907 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,816.

#10,114

rank among US surnames

3,186

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+13.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,465)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,107	Calabro	3,187	96,877
#10,114	Burman	3,186	96,907
#10,119	Hilt	3,185	96,937
#10,122	Ludwick	3,184	96,968

Who is named Dresser

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

93% of people named Dresser identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dressers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Louise Dresser
American actress (1878–1965)
Ivan Dresser
American long-distance runner, 1896–1956
Paul Dresser
American musician (1858–1906)
Mark Dresser
American musician, born 1952
Brett Halliday
American novelist (1904-1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dresser

Dresser 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 Dresser?: 3,186 people in the United States had the surname Dresser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,907 Americans. It ranked 10,114th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dresser?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Dresser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dresser?: Louise Dresser, American actress (1878–1965), followed by Ivan Dresser.
Where is the surname Dresser most common?: Wikidata records people named Dresser in the United States.
Is the surname Dresser getting more or less common?: More common. 2,816 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,186 in 2010, up 13%.