Dreyer Family History

Dreyer Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname derived from German drei ‘three’, Middle High German drī(e) with the addition of the suffix -er. This was the name of a medieval coin worth three hellers (see Heller), and it is possible that the German surname may have been derived from this word.

More probably, the nickname is derived from some other connection with the number three, too anecdotal to be even guessed at now. North German and Scandinavian: occupational name for a turner of wood or bone from an agent derivative of Middle Low German dreien dregen ‘to turn’.

See also Dressler. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Yiddish dreyer ‘turner’ or a nickname from a homonym meaning ‘swindler, cheat’.

English: variant of Dryer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Dreher, Drayer, Dryer, Dreier, Kreyer, Heyer, Preyer, Troyer, Geyer, Seyer

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Where is the Dreyer family from?

You can see how Dreyer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dreyer family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dreyer families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 21 Dreyer families living in London. This was about 37% of all the recorded Dreyer's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Dreyer families in 1891.

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What did your Dreyer ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, confectioner cake maker and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Dreyer. 100% of Dreyer men worked as a confectioner cake maker and 85% of Dreyer women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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confectioner cake maker

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

85%

Unpaid domestic

16%

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What is the average Dreyer lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Dreyer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Dreyer in 1948 was 37, and 81 in 2004.

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Dreyer Surname Meaning

See also Dressler. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Yiddish dreyer ‘turner’ or a nickname from a homonym meaning ‘swindler, cheat’.

English: variant of Dryer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Dreyer family from?

What did your Dreyer ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

confectioner cake maker

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

85%

Unpaid domestic

16%

What Dreyer family records will you find?

What is the average Dreyer lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Dreyer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Dreyer in 1948 was 37, and 81 in 2004.

Dreyer Family History

Dreyer Surname Meaning

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