Drabble Surname

178,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Drabble Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Drabel'. Probably a baptismal name, but another origin must obviously be suggested, that of drabble, a slattern; compare Drabbletail.' Draplyd (drablyd, K.), paludosus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

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Drabble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5721:35,4444,670
New Zealand2381:19,0273,347
Australia1911:141,33915,185
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Canada1001:368,45633,054
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Wales281:110,5198,545
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
American Samoa251:2,230469
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9831:24,7973,438
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Drabble Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Drabel'. Probably a baptismal name, but another origin must obviously be suggested, that of drabble, a slattern; compare Drabbletail.' Draplyd (drablyd, K.), paludosus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Willelmus Drabill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Dobrell, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Drabill, 1379: ibid.

Harvey Drabil, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Drabel, or Drapol, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Matthew Drabel, Warwickshire, ibid.

1782. Married — William North and Martha Drabble: St. George, Hanover Square.

1797. — Thomas Hotchkiss and Mary Drabble: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) prob. for an Anglo-Saxon *Drabel (the name Drabba is found); but if a later nickname Dialectal English drabble, ‘to besmear with mud,’ as in drabble-tail, 'a slattern,’ must be the origin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Drabble is a name now found around Chesterfield. Last century it was represented in Eyam (W.). In the forms of Drabel, Drabil, and Drapol it occurred in Warwickshire and Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Drabble Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Drabble Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Drabble occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Drabble click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drabble? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 178,234th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,040,278 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Drabble live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,572 people, or 1 in 35,444. In England it is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 12 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Drabble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drabble has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Drabble last name increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drabble Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Drabble surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Drabble earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.23% more than the national average, earning R 266,700 per year; in United States they earn 19.71% more than the national average, earning $51,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.76% more than the national average, earning $56,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Drabbler931/
Drabbele931/
Drabbles930/
Drable9212/
Drabile86528/
Durable86116/
Dribble8638/
Drabule8617/
Drabley862/
Drabale862/
Drabbel861/
Trabble861/
Drabele861/
Drebble860/
Drablle860/
Derable860/
Dorable860/
Drubble860/
Durabule80247/
Durabale8057/
Drubbele8044/
Drabelle8037/
Durabile8018/
Dirabule805/
Durabele801/
Dorabale801/
Triabble801/
Durablie801/
Drabbell800/
Drabli77811/
Drabla77140/
Drabal7733/
Trable7713/
Drabel779/
Drabol778/
Darble776/
Drabøl776/
Draböl774/
Dorble773/
Dreble771/
Drabil771/
Draple771/
Droble771/
Drible771/
Dryble771/
Drably771/
Derble771/
Druble770/
Dharabale75400/
Dhorabole755/
Darabalae755/
Dhorabale753/
Dhurabale752/
Durrabule751/
Drabileyo751/
Dreibblie750/
Tribble718,667/
Drablia711,641/
Derbale711,093/
Darabalaie71475/
Trebble71427/
Derabla71404/
Darabalaee71293/
Tarable71270/
Drubbel71223/
Derible7167/
Durbule7157/
Duruble7136/
Drobile7133/
Durbale7123/
Dorblae7116/
Darabal7115/
Duraple7114/
Derbule7111/
Dérible719/
Driblae719/
Derabli716/
Darbleh716/
Darbale716/
Dharble714/
Treable713/
Tirbble713/
Drouble712/
Drapley712/
Dorabel712/
Dribale712/
Drabali712/
Dhorabhole711/
D'Rabil711/
Derabil711/
Deruble711/
Durbile711/
Draibil711/
Drieble711/
Darbley711/
Dorblee711/
Darblea711/
Derbbal711/
Derbele711/
Dérabla711/
Dorbele711/
Dorbleo711/
De Rabbali711/
Draebel711/
Durablo711/
Darabil711/
Drabeli711/
Durbley710/
Drabell710/
Trauble710/
Trayble710/
Dharpale67729/
Drbal67556/
Daribele67367/
Daropale67238/
Darabala67164/
Drabwell67131/
Drbúl6794/
Dharbale6770/
Drbul6757/
Darebele6751/
Derboule6730/
Drawbell6723/
Dorabala6720/
Trableau6720/
Torabole6718/
Drapl6717/
Derbl6715/
Darabali6715/
Diribule6715/
Torabale6714/
Tarabole6714/
Derubbel6713/
Derrible6711/
Dorabaal679/
Darapale678/
Darblieh678/
Derablia677/
Trabalhe676/
Dribbell675/
Dryablyy675/
Dirabela675/
Darbelle675/
Dhirabal674/
Dhorbule674/
Tarabale673/
Durbl673/
Tribbele672/
Dorbille672/
Darapole672/
Derobbil672/
Dharabal672/
Dorabell672/
Trabbolo672/
de Roble672/
Dourbele672/
Derbbali672/
Darubley671/
Doarbley671/
Dhorpale671/
Daarabul671/
Derobblo671/
Dearbole671/
Darapule671/
Darbille671/
Drabello671/
Dorapale671/
Trabbiel671/
Turabole671/
Tribbley671/
Derblieh671/
Darabolo671/
Doropale671/
Dareabel671/
Darabola671/
Darbiele671/
Derbelle671/
Dorabela671/
Duraibal671/
Treabele670/
Darawple670/
Drubl670/
Darbolue670/
Dribl670/
Drebl670/

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