How common is the surname Dreyfuss?

605 people in the United States had the surname Dreyfuss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. It ranked 36,900th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dreyfuss?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dreyfuss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dreyfuss?

Richard Dreyfuss, American actor (born 1947), followed by Henry Dreyfuss.

Where is the surname Dreyfuss most common?

Wikidata records people named Dreyfuss in the United States and Germany.

Is the surname Dreyfuss getting more or less common?

More common. 549 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 605 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Dreyfuss

A German surname, carried by 605 people in the United States.

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). Dreyfuss is more common than 77.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Variant of Dreyfus.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 605 people named Dreyfuss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 549.

#36,900

rank among US surnames

605

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+10.2%

change since 2000 (was #37,986)

Who is named Dreyfuss

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

95% of people named Dreyfuss identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dreyfusss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Dreyfuss
American actor (born 1947)
Henry Dreyfuss
American industrial designer (1904–1972)
Natalie Dreyfuss
American actress, born 1987
Laura Dreyfuss
American actress, born 1988
Barney Dreyfuss
Baseball executive (1865–1932)

Notable Dreyfusss come mostly from the United States (4) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dreyfuss

Dreyfus

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dreyfuss come from?: Variant of Dreyfus.
How common is the surname Dreyfuss?: 605 people in the United States had the surname Dreyfuss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. It ranked 36,900th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dreyfuss?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dreyfuss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dreyfuss?: Richard Dreyfuss, American actor (born 1947), followed by Henry Dreyfuss.
Where is the surname Dreyfuss most common?: Wikidata records people named Dreyfuss in the United States and Germany.
Is the surname Dreyfuss getting more or less common?: More common. 549 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 605 in 2010, up 10%.