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The Dreher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,644 people carried this name — #6,074 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,533 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

286 people named Dreher live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 120
Thurgau 36
Basel-Stadt 24
St. Gallen 19
Bern 16
Aargau 14
Vaud 13
Basel-Landschaft 12

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 272 people named Dreher live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 62
Santa Fe 57
Chaco 42
Misiones 40
Entre Ríos 30
City of Buenos Aires 14
Río Negro 14
Córdoba 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 206 people named Dreher.

28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 28
Bas-Rhin 81
Haut-Rhin 65
Paris 8
Moselle 5
Yvelines 4
Morbihan 3
Loiret 3
Meurthe-et-Moselle 2

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

In Poland’s population register

138 people named Dreher have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 203 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lubusz.

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

Where they live today

Lubusz 36
Greater Poland 33
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 17
Lower Silesian 11
Lesser Poland 10
Warmian-Masurian 10
Pomeranian 9
Masovian 7

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Dreher in American newspapers,
1903–1948.

Newspaper page from VorwäRts carrying the name Dreher
VorwäRts 1903-05-10
Newspaper page from The Evening Herald carrying the name Dreher
The Evening Herald 1913-01-28
Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Dreher
The Kevin Review 1923-06-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,062 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Dreher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Franz Anton Dreher
    Franz Anton Dreher 1736–1820 · entrepreneur
  • Anton Dreher
    Anton Dreher 1810–1863 · politician
  • Anton Dreher
    Anton Dreher 1849–1921 · politician
  • Konrad Dreher
    Konrad Dreher 1859–1944 · actor
  • Virginia Dreher
    Virginia Dreher 1859–1898 · actor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 137 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Dreher.

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