Dragon Surname
Approximately 18,990 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDragon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,414 | 1:106,168 | 11,654 |
| Myanmar | 2,726 | 1:19,053 | 403 |
| Poland | 1,934 | 1:19,653 | 2,933 |
| Philippines | 1,836 | 1:55,141 | 9,196 |
| Egypt | 1,434 | 1:64,111 | 6,013 |
| Russia | 1,217 | 1:118,425 | 14,194 |
| France | 1,146 | 1:57,960 | 7,749 |
| Germany | 599 | 1:134,400 | 16,369 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Canada | 350 | 1:105,273 | 11,355 |
| Iran | 314 | 1:244,530 | 18,603 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Hong Kong | 253 | 1:28,994 | 518 |
| Hungary | 162 | 1:60,594 | 6,301 |
| England | 161 | 1:346,075 | 25,095 |
| Singapore | 154 | 1:35,764 | 1,284 |
| Japan | 127 | 1:1,006,648 | 20,129 |
| Belarus | 113 | 1:84,080 | 13,311 |
| Kazakhstan | 112 | 1:157,879 | 15,632 |
| Czechia | 110 | 1:96,668 | 16,078 |
| India | 101 | 1:7,594,707 | 163,091 |
| Brazil | 96 | 1:2,229,941 | 69,391 |
| Haiti | 96 | 1:111,291 | 5,228 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| Spain | 73 | 1:640,439 | 29,091 |
| Grenada | 72 | 1:1,507 | 272 |
| Malaysia | 64 | 1:460,847 | 23,445 |
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| Latvia | 40 | 1:51,251 | 7,768 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Turkmenistan | 37 | 1:148,354 | 3,025 |
| Chile | 36 | 1:489,346 | 12,617 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Vietnam | 26 | 1:3,563,310 | 2,321 |
| Romania | 25 | 1:803,115 | 51,863 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1:742,240 | 12,462 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Syria | 8 | 1:2,412,628 | 10,757 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Transnistria | 4 | 1:118,675 | 12,470 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 209 | 1:240,281 | 20,076 |
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.
Dragon Demographics
Average Male Dragon Height
174.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Dragon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon in the Russian language | ||
| Драгон | dragon | - |
| Dragon in the Arabic language | ||
| درغن | drghn | - |
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