Dragon Surname

28,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Dragon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the dragon,' a winged serpent; Middle English dragun; the Frenchdragon.

Walter le Dragon, or Dragun, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William le Dragon, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Thomas Dragon: Fines Roll, 8 Richard II.

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Dragon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4141:106,16811,654
Myanmar2,7261:19,053403
Poland1,9341:19,6532,933
Philippines1,8361:55,1419,196
Egypt1,4341:64,1116,013
Russia1,2171:118,42514,194
France1,1461:57,9607,749
Germany5991:134,40016,369
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Canada3501:105,27311,355
Iran3141:244,53018,603
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Hong Kong2531:28,994518
Hungary1621:60,5946,301
England1611:346,07525,095
Singapore1541:35,7641,284
Japan1271:1,006,64820,129
Belarus1131:84,08013,311
Kazakhstan1121:157,87915,632
Czechia1101:96,66816,078
India1011:7,594,707163,091
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Haiti961:111,2915,228
Australia831:325,24927,873
Spain731:640,43929,091
Grenada721:1,507272
Malaysia641:460,84723,445
Uganda601:650,65533,621
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Israel431:199,01519,367
Latvia401:51,2517,768
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Chile361:489,34612,617
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Vietnam261:3,563,3102,321
Romania251:803,11551,863
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Greece191:583,14770,237
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Azerbaijan131:742,24012,462
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Finland121:458,05828,977
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Wales81:386,81619,671
Norway61:857,04855,549
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Armenia31:976,72713,552
China31:455,773,85521,925
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:240,28120,076

The alternate forms: Dragoń (19) & Dragón (7) are calculated separately.

Dragon (2,528) may also be a first name.

Dragon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the dragon,' a winged serpent; Middle English dragun; the Frenchdragon.

Walter le Dragon, or Dragun, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William le Dragon, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Thomas Dragon: Fines Roll, 8 Richard II.

Robert Dragon, Close Rolls, 24 Edward III. pt.

William Dragoun, 1281: Royal Letters, No. 1854.

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

Dragon Last Name Facts

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

Dragon (Arabic: درغن, Russian: Драгон) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Dragoń or Dragón. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dragon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,300th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 383,757 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Dragon reside; 19 percent reside in South Asia and 18 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 146,689th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,528 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,414 people, or 1 in 106,168. In The United States Dragon is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 129 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 14 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.

Dragon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dragon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dragon last name expanded 1,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 732 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dragon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dragon surname is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dragon last name are 8.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dragon earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 38.26% more than the national average, earning $31,388,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $46,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dragoń9419/
Dragón947/
Dragone926,412/
Dragoun92815/
Dragoon92388/
Draggon92154/
Dragoin9229/
Dra'gon9210/
Draghon923/
Dragond921/
Dragong921/
Draughon861,930/
Dragosin86245/
Dragonne86117/
Dragoone8655/
Dragotin8611/
Draggoon860/
Dragan8338,783/
Dragun838,355/
Drogon83375/
Dragún8369/
Dragán8363/
Dragão8337/
Dregon8336/
Dragom836/
Dragonová80127/
Draughoon801/
Draughhon801/
Drogoin77100/
Dıragan7785/
Dragune7783/
Draguhn7725/
Dragann7719/
Dragane7712/
Drongon7710/
Draggan778/
Drogonh777/
Dreigon777/
Draganc772/
Dragaun772/
Draghan771/
D'Ragan771/
Dragoum771/
Dragūnė771/
Drzagan771/
Draigan771/
Drangan771/
Dragoom770/
Dreagan770/
Dragounová75713/
Dragounova757/
Dragusin713,297/
Draughan71239/
Dragutin7162/
Dragatin717/
Draguşin716/
Droughon713/
Dragotim711/
Dragasin711/
Draughun711/
Draganne711/
Drăgan677,652/
Dragunova673,591/
Dregan67751/
Drogan67699/
Drogoń67326/
Dragunová67116/
Draganová6755/
Dragúnová6755/
Drãgan6735/
Drogun6735/
Dragam6733/
Drägan6723/
Drogonova6720/
Dragum6717/
Dragań6714/
Draguń6712/
Dragónová671/
Drăgăn671/
Drogão671/
Draughaun671/
Drágán671/
Drágan671/

Dragon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dragon in the Russian language
Драгонdragon-
Dragon in the Arabic language
درغنdrghn-

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