Drain Surname

66,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Drain Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the drain,' from residence thereby. In several cases the Philadelphia directory spells the name Drahn, implying in those instances a continental origin.

John atte Drene, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Drain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7881:75,7028,672
England7841:71,0698,153
France6021:110,33716,470
Scotland2981:17,9662,160
Australia2761:97,81111,085
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Northern Ireland1741:10,6041,650
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Israel621:138,02614,788
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
India131:59,005,029552,550
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1631:27,1772,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3731:65,3507,487
Scotland1591:23,5422,196
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8051:62,3836,817

Drain (147) may also be a first name.

Drain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the drain,' from residence thereby. In several cases the Philadelphia directory spells the name Drahn, implying in those instances a continental origin.

John atte Drene, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

A Kintyre surname, perhaps now obsolete. From Irish O'Dreain, 'descendant of Drean,' a wren."The M'O'Drains, who were Lairds of Carrin and Drumavoulin are now called Drains. The last of these old lairds was Donald M'O'Dhrain (who) was out in the wars of Montrose" (Adam, p. 469).

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

(English) Dweller at a Drain [Middle English drene; from Old English drehnian, to drain] (Celtic) Dweller at a Blackthorn [Gaelic draighionn = Irish draeighean]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish, English) Grandson of Drean (wren); dweller at, or near, the drain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Gaelic.) Droigheann, a thorn.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

For Traine. Petrus Traine was of Normandy, 1180; William Traine, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Simon Trane, of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Drain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drain (Arabic: دراين, Oriya: ଡାଇଁ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 66,428th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 971,155 people. The last name Drain is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Drain reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Drain is also the 760,591st most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 147 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4,788 people, or 1 in 75,702. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Drain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Drain surname increased 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Drain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Drain last name are 8.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Drain earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.09% less than the national average, earning $39,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $47,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draine911,095/
Drasin91182/
Draing9144/
Drajin9131/
Dracin9122/
Dratin914/
Draind911/
Draion910/
Dran891,508/
Drasing83159/
Drausin8376/
Draisin8346/
Draisen8336/
Drahein8320/
Draggin8319/
D'Raine8314/
Drachin836/
Draihan835/
Drahsin835/
Draytin832/
Drassin831/
Drattin831/
Dhraine831/
Drasien831/
Drane805,085/
Drean802,131/
Droin801,362/
Drang80693/
Drine80603/
Druin80483/
Drahn80266/
Drant80153/
Drien80130/
Draim80101/
Drgan8092/
Drein8077/
Dréan8075/
Drand8038/
Draun8018/
Draan8018/
Drayn8017/
Dhran8016/
Drann8011/
Draen805/
Drinh803/
Drgin801/
Drhan801/
Drran801/
Draussin77152/
Drasingh7734/
Draihahn776/
Dhrasing772/
Drahan735,110/
Dragne734,215/
Drahun732,673/
Dhrang73339/
Druyan73237/
Druine73228/
Druian73172/
Drayne73160/
Draehn73136/
Drißen73110/
Druien73107/
Drajan7389/
Dresin7368/
Drahyn7357/
Dreahn7342/
Drasen7341/
Druion7336/
Drujan7327/
Droyan7321/
Drayan7320/
Driyan7319/
Drisin7317/
Driyon7315/
Drayon7313/
Dreant7312/
D'Rane7312/
Drõgin7312/
Draten7311/
Droine7311/
Drehan7311/
Drojin738/
Drangå738/
Drojan737/
Dhrane736/
Drysin736/
Drisen735/
Dreian735/
Dreinø735/
Dranne734/
Dhhran734/
Drandt733/
Droing733/
Drujin733/
Drecin732/
Drauhn732/
Drhane732/
Dreand732/
Droian732/
Dréant732/
Drejan732/
Dhraan731/
Draenn731/
Drantt731/
Dreitn731/
Dreyan731/
Dreyin731/
Dreine731/
D'Rand731/
Dûrand731/
Draune731/
Dramne731/
Dramnn731/
Dracen731/
Druyin731/
Drăjan731/
Dretin731/
Druing731/
Droihn731/
Drijan731/
Driian730/
Draytn730/
Dreien730/
Dreuin730/
Droion730/
Draunt730/
Dreing730/
Dreean730/
Drissen67794/
Dram67609/
Dranova67372/
Dresing67217/
Drassen67131/
Drahyna6766/
Drijsen6754/
Dreisen6742/
Dressin6739/
Dreißen6738/
Drawehn6735/
Drachen6732/
Dreisin6727/
Dreihan6719/
Drejing6714/
Drouian6714/
Drechin6712/
Drangue6712/
Drujina679/
Drooyan679/
Drahaim679/
Dreasen677/
Droisen676/
Driting675/
Druinne675/
Draihem675/
Drahiem674/
Dreeian674/
Drojina673/
Drasimh673/
Drayten673/
Dreanne673/
Drujane673/
Drychin672/
Drissin672/
Droicin672/
Drayang672/
Drouyan672/
Drahant672/
Dhruyan671/
Drachim671/
Draggen671/
Drahanh671/
Dratten671/
Dreesin671/
Dreiung671/
Driyane671/
Draaten671/
Drayane671/
Drahten671/
Drajcen671/
Dregien671/
Droujan671/
Dreßing671/
Drihsen671/
Draihim671/
Drisien671/
Drahank671/
Driggen670/
Druggin670/
Drysing670/
Drausen670/
Drising670/
Driscin670/

Drain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drain in the Oriya language
ଡାଇଁda'im63.16
ଡଇଁda'im10.53
ଡାଈଁda'im10.53
ଡାଇda'i5.26
ଡ଼ଇଁra'im5.26
ଡାଇଂda'im5.26
Drain in the Arabic language
دراينdrayn-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drain
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