How common is the surname Drexel?

778 people in the United States had the surname Drexel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 396,845 Americans. It ranked 30,139th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Drexel?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Drexel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Drexel?

Katharine Drexel, American Catholic sister and saint, followed by Wiltrud Drexel.

Where is the surname Drexel most common?

Wikidata records people named Drexel in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Drexel getting more or less common?

Less common. 781 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 778 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Drexel

A surname, carried by 778 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D624

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Drexel is more common than 81.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 778 people named Drexel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 396,845 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 781.

#30,139

rank among US surnames

778

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #28,700)

Who is named Drexel

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

91% of people named Drexel identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Drexels

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Katharine Drexel
American Catholic sister and saint, 1858–1955
Wiltrud Drexel
Alpine skier, born 1950
Anthony Joseph Drexel
American businessman (1826-1893)
Nancy Drexel
American actress (1910-1989)

Notable Drexels come mostly from the United States (3) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Drexel

Drexel has the Soundex code D624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D624.

Questions

How common is the surname Drexel?: 778 people in the United States had the surname Drexel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 396,845 Americans. It ranked 30,139th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Drexel?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Drexel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Drexel?: Katharine Drexel, American Catholic sister and saint, followed by Wiltrud Drexel.
Where is the surname Drexel most common?: Wikidata records people named Drexel in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Drexel getting more or less common?: Less common. 781 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 778 in 2010, down 0.4%.