How common is the surname Dreyfus?

789 people in the United States had the surname Dreyfus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 391,312 Americans. It ranked 29,793rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dreyfus?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Dreyfus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dreyfus?

Hubert Dreyfus, American philosopher (1929–2017), followed by James Dreyfus.

Where is the surname Dreyfus most common?

Wikidata records people named Dreyfus in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.

How do you pronounce Dreyfus?

Dreyfus is /ˈdɹeɪfəs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Dreyfus getting more or less common?

Less common. 825 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 789 in 2010, down 4.4%.

The surname Dreyfus

A surname, carried by 789 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɹeɪfəs/ 2 syllables Soundex D612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dreyfus is more common than 81.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 789 people named Dreyfus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 391,312 Americans. That is down 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 825.

#29,793

rank among US surnames

789

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-4.4%

change since 2000 (was #27,496)

Who is named Dreyfus

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

89% of people named Dreyfus identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dreyfuss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hubert Dreyfus
American philosopher (1929–2017)
James Dreyfus
British actor, born 1968
Lee S. Dreyfus
American politician (1926-2008)
Mathieu Dreyfus
Alsatian Jewish industrialist and the older brother of Alfred Dreyfus (1857–1930)

Notable Dreyfuss come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Dreyfuss

Surnames that sound like Dreyfus

Dreyfuss

Dreyfus has the Soundex code D612, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D612.

Questions

How common is the surname Dreyfus?: 789 people in the United States had the surname Dreyfus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 391,312 Americans. It ranked 29,793rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dreyfus?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Dreyfus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dreyfus?: Hubert Dreyfus, American philosopher (1929–2017), followed by James Dreyfus.
Where is the surname Dreyfus most common?: Wikidata records people named Dreyfus in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
How do you pronounce Dreyfus?: Dreyfus is /ˈdɹeɪfəs/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Dreyfus getting more or less common?: Less common. 825 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 789 in 2010, down 4.4%.
What are other spellings of Dreyfus?: Dreyfuss.