Dray Surname
Approximately 8,326 people bear this surname
Dray Surname Definition:
(English) 1 from the Teutonic name-stem Drag-. 2 (a nickname) Slow, Tedious [a form of Middle English dregh(e; Old English dreógan, to suffer, endure]
Dray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,394 | 1:27,745 | 3,365 |
| United States | 2,186 | 1:165,809 | 16,825 |
| England | 1,408 | 1:39,572 | 5,111 |
| Australia | 544 | 1:49,624 | 6,182 |
| Iraq | 419 | 1:83,584 | 2,678 |
| Russia | 347 | 1:415,340 | 39,802 |
| Canada | 201 | 1:183,311 | 18,199 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Belarus | 35 | 1:271,459 | 31,360 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 671 | 1:36,327 | 4,729 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 446 | 1:112,598 | 11,173 |
Dray (373) may also be a first name.
Dray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 from the Teutonic name-stem Drag-. 2 (a nickname) Slow, Tedious [a form of Middle English dregh(e; Old English dreógan, to suffer, endure]
(English) Descendant of Drew, Dru or Drogo (carrier).
A diminutive of Drogo. Dreye. H.R.
(Rotuli Hundredorum). (Lower.) Radulfus Droie, of Normandy, 1180- 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugo and Stephen Dreye, c. 1272 (RI1); Stephen Drois (Ib.).
Dray Demographics
Average Dray Salary in
United States
$42,914 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dray (Hindi: डीराय, Russian: Драй) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dray? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dray is the 60,501st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 875,276 people. The surname Dray is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Dray live; 29 percent live in Western Europe and 29 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Dray is also the 449,413th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 373 people.
The surname is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 2,394 people, or 1 in 27,745. In France Dray is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 46 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 22 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent are found. Other than France this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.
Dray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dray last name expanded 490 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 529 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dray Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Dray surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Dray are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dray earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.59% more than the national average, earning R 307,956 per year; in United States they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $42,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,470 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draye | 89 | 611 | / |
| Drayi | 89 | 316 | / |
| Drahy | 89 | 80 | / |
| Drayt | 89 | 67 | / |
| Drays | 89 | 65 | / |
| Drayß | 89 | 63 | / |
| Drayo | 89 | 44 | / |
| Draay | 89 | 23 | / |
| Draya | 89 | 8 | / |
| D'Ray | 89 | 3 | / |
| Drayu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Drayé | 89 | 2 | / |
| Drgay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Draiy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hdray | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dra | 86 | 20,823 | / |
| Dry | 86 | 6,437 | / |
| Drayss | 80 | 43 | / |
| Drayeh | 80 | 16 | / |
| Draydt | 80 | 14 | / |
| Dhraiy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Drayus | 80 | 5 | / |
| Drayes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Drayat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Drahyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Drayit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Drayyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Drayas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Drayaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Drauhy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Draz | 75 | 23,140 | / |
| Drai | 75 | 6,362 | / |
| Drah | 75 | 3,536 | / |
| Drye | 75 | 3,140 | / |
| Drey | 75 | 2,550 | / |
| Draa | 75 | 2,443 | / |
| Drea | 75 | 979 | / |
| Droy | 75 | 767 | / |
| Drap | 75 | 743 | / |
| Dras | 75 | 696 | / |
| Dryś | 75 | 329 | / |
| Drga | 75 | 322 | / |
| Drha | 75 | 225 | / |
| Draj | 75 | 206 | / |
| Drys | 75 | 153 | / |
| Dőry | 75 | 150 | / |
| Druy | 75 | 125 | / |
| Drat | 75 | 119 | / |
| Dryh | 75 | 102 | / |
| Dhra | 75 | 80 | / |
| Draß | 75 | 70 | / |
| Drau | 75 | 63 | / |
| Driy | 75 | 49 | / |
| Drač | 75 | 41 | / |
| Droa | 75 | 39 | / |
| Dryz | 75 | 30 | / |
| Drad | 75 | 28 | / |
| Dryt | 75 | 18 | / |
| Draš | 75 | 16 | / |
| Drra | 75 | 14 | / |
| Dëra | 75 | 12 | / |
| Dryź | 75 | 11 | / |
| Draï | 75 | 10 | / |
| Drae | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ddra | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hdry | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dryi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dréa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dryd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dryo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Draľ | 75 | 2 | / |
| Draś | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hdra | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tdra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Draâ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dryy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Drza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ődry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Drać | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dryp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Drahych | 73 | 26 | / |
| Dhrajiy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Drayowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhdraay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Drach | 67 | 7,228 | / |
| Dryja | 67 | 2,629 | / |
| Draai | 67 | 2,521 | / |
| Draus | 67 | 1,646 | / |
| Draux | 67 | 1,121 | / |
| Draha | 67 | 993 | / |
| Draia | 67 | 936 | / |
| Drais | 67 | 859 | / |
| Dreja | 67 | 830 | / |
| Drawe | 67 | 724 | / |
| Drapp | 67 | 700 | / |
| Draht | 67 | 619 | / |
| Dreas | 67 | 574 | / |
| Druja | 67 | 506 | / |
| Drass | 67 | 472 | / |
| Draut | 67 | 445 | / |
| Drajo | 67 | 402 | / |
| Draji | 67 | 368 | / |
| Dhrae | 67 | 341 | / |
| Dracz | 67 | 265 | / |
| Drych | 67 | 183 | / |
| Drayoush | 67 | 162 | / |
| Drazz | 67 | 137 | / |
| Drash | 67 | 136 | / |
| Dreyi | 67 | 136 | / |
| Dreyt | 67 | 127 | / |
| Drauz | 67 | 122 | / |
| Drysz | 67 | 120 | / |
| Draja | 67 | 119 | / |
| Draad | 67 | 112 | / |
| Driyo | 67 | 107 | / |
| Draaz | 67 | 106 | / |
| Drahý | 67 | 102 | / |
| Drija | 67 | 90 | / |
| Dratt | 67 | 86 | / |
| Drouy | 67 | 83 | / |
| Dhroy | 67 | 81 | / |
| Dreha | 67 | 71 | / |
| Draud | 67 | 67 | / |
| Drahá | 67 | 64 | / |
| Draje | 67 | 60 | / |
| Dreia | 67 | 56 | / |
| Dreys | 67 | 55 | / |
| Druța | 67 | 54 | / |
| Dryje | 67 | 49 | / |
| Draup | 67 | 47 | / |
| Droja | 67 | 47 | / |
| Dreye | 67 | 44 | / |
| Dëraj | 67 | 34 | / |
| Driey | 67 | 30 | / |
| Draat | 67 | 29 | / |
| Draju | 67 | 28 | / |
| Drycz | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dreyo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Draid | 67 | 25 | / |
| Drats | 67 | 24 | / |
| Dhraj | 67 | 21 | / |
| Draiz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Drahs | 67 | 17 | / |
| Drysh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dhras | 67 | 16 | / |
| Drait | 67 | 15 | / |
| Drrah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dryts | 67 | 15 | / |
| Driya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dreya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Druia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Draie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dreyd | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dread | 67 | 11 | / |
| Draih | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dradt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Draňa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Drras | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dhdra | 67 | 10 | / |
| Drast | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hdrea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Drahj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Druha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dhruy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dhraz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dráňa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Drajt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Drraz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gydra | 67 | 6 | / |
| Druya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Druye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Draij | 67 | 5 | / |
| Draip | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhrai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhrap | 67 | 4 | / |
| Draaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhrat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dreat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Drușa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Drhap | 67 | 4 | / |
| Draić | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vandrayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Draio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Droya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Drahu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Drhea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dreyß | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dreey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Driye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Droyd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhrey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Draas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Draah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dreah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tdrai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Droys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dryjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drads | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhrau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhrga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Draue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drhae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dryss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gydry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drauh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drauś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Draïa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dreaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Draii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Draià | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drajj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Druyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drzah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dráha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dreua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Droyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drohy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Droia | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Rap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhraa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dërai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dryjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Droye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Driia | 67 | 1 | / |
Dray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dray in the Hindi language | ||
| डीराय | diraya | - |
| Dray in the Russian language | ||
| Драй | draj | - |
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