The dresen Surname

dresen Name Meaning and History

German: habitational name from a reduced form of Dresden.
Probably a variant spelling of German Dreesen.

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The dresen name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the dresen family name as far back in history as possible.

dresen Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of dresen Families in the US in 1920

Number of dresen families

13-23

5-12

1-4

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Thread	Author	Replies
Dresen	kdee76	1
dec of andreas an eva rosendahl dresen	jake dresen	2
William Dresen obituaries - Cazenovia & Sauk City	fuschia07	1
Dreesens: The Nebraska Theodore	as71819	2
Dresen lineage	DAN DRESEN	2
The Real Story - Theodor Dresen, born Drehs, Weilerswist, Prussia to Dane Co., WI	Joe Gerrath	0
The Real Story - Theodor Dresen family - Widdersdorf, Prussia to Dane Co., WI	Joe Gerrath	0
Anna Elizabeth DRESEN baptism - Chicago, IL.	cyan1616	0
dresen ripp	JudyRipp	12
Dresens	ROBERT (Bob) MILLER	0

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