Drain Surname
Approximately 7,504 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDrain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,788 | 1:75,702 | 8,672 |
| England | 784 | 1:71,069 | 8,153 |
| France | 602 | 1:110,337 | 16,470 |
| Scotland | 298 | 1:17,966 | 2,160 |
| Australia | 276 | 1:97,811 | 11,085 |
| Canada | 177 | 1:208,167 | 20,218 |
| Northern Ireland | 174 | 1:10,604 | 1,650 |
| New Zealand | 146 | 1:31,016 | 5,386 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Israel | 62 | 1:138,026 | 14,788 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 163 | 1:27,177 | 2,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 373 | 1:65,350 | 7,487 |
| Scotland | 159 | 1:23,542 | 2,196 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 805 | 1:62,383 | 6,817 |
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 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).
(English) Dweller at a Drain [Middle English drene; from Old English drehnian, to drain] (Celtic) Dweller at a Blackthorn [Gaelic draighionn = Irish draeighean]
(Irish, English) Grandson of Drean (wren); dweller at, or near, the drain.
(Gaelic.) Droigheann, a thorn.
For Traine. Petrus Traine was of Normandy, 1180; William Traine, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Simon Trane, of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Drain Demographics
Average Drain Salary in
United States
$39,657 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Drain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Drain (Arabic: دراين, Oriya: ଡାଇଁ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Drain? popularity and diffusion
The last name Drain is the 66,428th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 971,155 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Drain are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Drain is also the 760,591st most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 147 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,788 people, or 1 in 75,702. In The United States Drain is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Oklahoma, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.
Drain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Drain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Drain surname expanded 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Drain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Drain surname 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 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
Drain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Drain in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡାଇଁ | da'im | 63.16 |
| ଡଇଁ | da'im | 10.53 |
| ଡାଈଁ | da'im | 10.53 |
| ଡାଇ | da'i | 5.26 |
| ଡ଼ଇଁ | ra'im | 5.26 |
| ଡାଇଂ | da'im | 5.26 |
| Drain in the Arabic language | ||
| دراين | drayn | - |
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Drain Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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