Drescher

Drescher Meaning & Origin

About Drescher
The surname Drescher is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "drescher," meaning "threshing machine" or "flail." It is an occupational surname that was given to someone who worked as a thresher or a person who separated grain from its husks. The name Drescher signifies a family's ancestral connection to this agricultural occupation.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Drescher is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Drescher: 2,535
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 12,269
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.86

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Drescher based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRXR
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D60206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D R EH1 SH ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈdrɛʃər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRXR', 'TRSKR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D626

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Drescher in Braille

Here's how to represent Drescher in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Drescher in braille

How to sign the name Drescher using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Drescher using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Drescher in sign language

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