| ![Show Contents]() Dresher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The name Dresher derives from a few different sources. In some instances, it was a local surname, derived from a place named Dreshcer in the region of Thuringia. In the Holy Roman Empire, hereditary surnames derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Dresher was also an occupational surname derived from the word German word "drescher," which denotes a thresher of grain. As surnames began to be used, many adopted the name of their feudal occupation as their surname. Early Origins of the Dresher familyThe surname Dresher was first found in Thuringia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. Early History of the Dresher familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dresher research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1533, 1580, 1728, 1734, 1779, 1876 and 1954 are included under the topic Early Dresher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dresher Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Drescher, Dresch, Dresche, Dresher, Dresh, Dreshe, Dresher and many more. Early Notables of the Dresher familyNotable members of the surname Dresher in this period were Gallus Dressler (1533-1580), a German composer and music theorist who served as Kantor in the church school at Magdeburg; and Georg Drescher von Caden, who was the Mayor of Hirschberg in 1728.Ernst Christoph Dressler (1734-1779) was a German composer, operatic tenor...
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 Dresher migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Dresher Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Christopher Dresher, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 1
- Christo'r Dresher, who landed in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1743 1
- George Dresher, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Dresher (post 1700) | + |
- Melvin Dresher (1911-1992), Polish-born American mathematician
- Paul Joseph Dresher (b. 1951), American composer, recipient of a 2006 Guggenheim fellowship
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Dresher migration to the United States 
