The drexel Surname

drexel Name Meaning and History

German: variant spelling of Drechsel.

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The drexel name in History

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

drexel 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 drexel Families in the US in 1920

Number of drexel families

17-32

6-16

1-5

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Thread	Author	Replies
Drexel in Schulylkill co. Pa	kiminOhio500	0
Drechsel Names in Saxony, Germany	Steve Smith	2
John Drexel	Becky938	0
DRECHSEL from Bavaria (Selb) and Bohemia (Asch) now As/Cz	Rogler	1
Looking for Karen Drexel	Francine	1
Harold Drexel Sr. obituary	puppup	0
Carl R Drobek Sr. obituary	puppup	0
Drexel Name	Ralph	1
Obit: Vera Drexel Porter	NMFireHorse	0
Amelia (Harber) Drexel	Bruce Bahnmiller	1

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