The Bressler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,956 people carried this name — #8,369 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,893 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 31 people named Bressler.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Paris 19
Seine-Saint-Denis 4
Yvelines 2
Val-de-Marne 2
Loir-et-Cher 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

27 people named Bressler is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 27

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Bressler in American newspapers,
1894–1926.

Newspaper page from The Port Gibson Reveille carrying the name Bressler
The Port Gibson Reveille 1915-04-15
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Bressler
Daily Kennebec Journal 1926-08-05
Newspaper page from Capital Journal carrying the name Bressler
Capital Journal 1894-03-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,860 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bressler in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1960s.

892 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bressler. The most, 266, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 4.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 369
Victoria 224
South Australia 204
New South Wales 86
Queensland 6
Northern Territory 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bressler.

Who carried it

People named Bressler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Clotilde Bressler-Gianoli
    Clotilde Bressler-Gianoli 1874–1912 · opera singer
  • David M. Bressler
    David M. Bressler 1879–1942 · lawyer
  • Abraham Levy Bressler d. 2020 · rabbi
  • Heimann Bressler 1805–1873 · physician
  • Emil Bressler 1847–1921 · architect
  • Markus Bressler 1858–1942

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bressler,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States695 records

695 records of the Bressler name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 262
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 179
  • Other U.S. records 254
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward S. Bressler

    Born 1916 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Dix, New Jersey; office clerk. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Taube Bressler

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Pennsylvania from Boulogne, aged 24; servant. From Manast, Austria; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles F. Bressler

    Born 1932; from Carbon County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 695 records for Bressler in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany144 records

144 records of the Bressler name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 143
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Breßler

    Born 1897; from Gr. Dobern, Brieg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 456).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Carl Wilhelm Gustav Bressler

    Emigrated to South America in 1862.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Emil Breßler

    From Wehrse, Guhrau. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 8 May 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 232).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 144 records for Bressler in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands73 records

73 records of the Bressler name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 54
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 19
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marie Johanne Margarethe Bressler

    Born 1841 in Utrecht. Married in 1871 in Apeldoorn. Died 1928 in Barneveld, aged 87.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record August Carel Johann Bressler

    Born 1834 in Utrecht. Died 1909 in Utrecht, aged 75.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Laurens Bressler

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1778 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 73 records for Bressler in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Bressler name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Paul Bressler

    Arrived in Queensland in 1877 aboard the Charles Dickens, as an infant.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph Bressler

    Former tailor of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1930.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kate Bressler

    Arrived in Victoria in 1911 aboard the Geelong, aged 19.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Bressler in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France17 records

17 records of the Bressler name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Germaine Bressler

    Born 1898 in Paris; died 1989 in Draveil (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Adolphe Bressler

    Born 1912 in Paris; died 1991 in Créteil (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Madeleine Bressler

    Born 1929 in Switzerland; died 1998 in Spain.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Bressler in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Bressler name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Germaine Marie Bressler

    Buried in 1979 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 74.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alberta Hamilton Bressler

    Died 1967; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Bressler

    Buried in 1991 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 76.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Bressler in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Switzerland1 record

1 record of the Bressler name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Konrad Bressler

    Married in 1678 in Zollikon, canton of Zürich; of Wien (Österreich).

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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