Draffen Surname

427,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Draffen Surname Definition:

From the lands of Draffan, near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. Between 1160 and 1189 James de Draffan or Drafan appears several times as a charter witness in the chartulary of Kelso. He witnessed a grant of part of ffincurrok to Gilmagu, c 1160—80, and the charter of part of Auchynlec to Waldeus filius Boydini (Kelso, 114,115).

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Draffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5131:706,54855,809
Australia2641:102,25611,519
Scotland131:411,83217,291
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Draffen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Draffan, near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. Between 1160 and 1189 James de Draffan or Drafan appears several times as a charter witness in the chartulary of Kelso. He witnessed a grant of part of ffincurrok to Gilmagu, c 1160—80, and the charter of part of Auchynlec to Waldeus filius Boydini (Kelso, 114,115). He also witnessed a grant by Radulf de Clere to the Abbey of Kelso, c. 1170, and before 1189 the confirmation by Robert of the charter of his father Robert, son of Warnbald of Kilmaurs, to the same monastery (ibid., 349,284). Charles Draffan is recorded in Westoun, parish of Douglas, 1650 (Lanark CR.), and George Draphan in Lesmahago in 1679 was released from imprisonment on signing a bond not to take up arms (RPC., 3. ser. VI, p. 296). A pension was paid to Mary Draffan in Edinburgh, 1730 (Guildry, p. 136). The surname was carried to the New World and given to Draffan farm in Hebron, Nova Scotia. Draffin 1679. Draffen in Edinburgh 1942.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Draffen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Draffen (Russian: Драффен) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Draffen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Draffen is the 427,422nd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. Draffen is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Draffen live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 513 people, or 1 in 706,548. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 30 percent reside, Kentucky, where 14 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent reside and Scotland, where 2 percent reside.

Draffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Draffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Draffen last name rose 733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 7 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Draffen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Draffen surname are 8.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.45% registered to vote for the party.

Draffen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.06% more than the national average, earning $47,058 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draffehn9376/
Drafen924/
Draffin86798/
Drafehn8644/
Dreffen860/
Dreffien8018/
Droiffen801/
Drafin770/
Dreffin7116/
Dreefen718/
Droufen711/
Droffin710/
Draffim710/
Draphoen671/
Drefin6214/
Drofin628/
Draphin573/

Draffen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Draffen in the Russian language
Драффенdraffen-

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