Drexler

English

Etymology

From the German surname, from Middle High German dræhseler, Drehseler (“turner, lather”), Old High German thrāhslāri, from a Proto-Germanic source related to *þwerhaz (“crossed, turned”).

Proper noun

Drexler (plural Drexlers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Drexler is the 9969^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3235 individuals. Drexler is most common among White (91.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drexler”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 489.