View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

The surname Drain (Arabic: دراين, Oriya: ଡାଇଁ) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Drain? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Drain is the 66,428^th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 971,155 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Drain live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Drain is also the 760,591^st most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 147 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,788 people, or 1 in 75,702. In The United States Drain is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists 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 occurrence of Drain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 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 adherence of those holding the Drain surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Drain last name are 8.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.06% 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.