Dray Surname

60,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,3941:27,7453,365
United States2,1861:165,80916,825
England1,4081:39,5725,111
Australia5441:49,6246,182
Iraq4191:83,5842,678
Russia3471:415,34039,802
Canada2011:183,31118,199
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
South Africa631:859,96456,669
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Wales371:83,6366,963
Belarus351:271,45931,360
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Monaco101:3,707328
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6711:36,3274,729
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4461:112,59811,173

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Drew, Dru or Drogo (carrier).

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

A diminutive of Drogo. Dreye. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Rotuli Hundredorum). (Lower.) Radulfus Droie, of Normandy, 1180- 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugo and Stephen Dreye, c. 1272 (RI1); Stephen Drois (Ib.).

The Norman People (1874)

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draye89611/
Drayi89316/
Drahy8980/
Drayt8967/
Drays8965/
Drayß8963/
Drayo8944/
Draay8923/
Draya898/
D'Ray893/
Drayu892/
Drayé892/
Drgay891/
Draiy891/
Hdray891/
Dra8620,823/
Dry866,437/
Drayss8043/
Drayeh8016/
Draydt8014/
Dhraiy806/
Drayus805/
Drayes802/
Drayat802/
Drahyi802/
Drayit801/
Drayyo801/
Drayas801/
Drayaz801/
Drauhy800/
Draz7523,140/
Drai756,362/
Drah753,536/
Drye753,140/
Drey752,550/
Draa752,443/
Drea75979/
Droy75767/
Drap75743/
Dras75696/
Dryś75329/
Drga75322/
Drha75225/
Draj75206/
Drys75153/
Dőry75150/
Druy75125/
Drat75119/
Dryh75102/
Dhra7580/
Draß7570/
Drau7563/
Driy7549/
Drač7541/
Droa7539/
Dryz7530/
Drad7528/
Dryt7518/
Draš7516/
Drra7514/
Dëra7512/
Dryź7511/
Draï7510/
Drae758/
Ddra758/
Hdry754/
Dryi753/
Dréa753/
Dryd753/
Dryo752/
Draľ752/
Draś752/
Hdra752/
Tdra751/
Draâ751/
Dryy751/
Drza751/
Ődry751/
Drać751/
Dryp751/
Drahych7326/
Dhrajiy734/
Drayowa731/
Dhdraay731/
Drach677,228/
Dryja672,629/
Draai672,521/
Draus671,646/
Draux671,121/
Draha67993/
Draia67936/
Drais67859/
Dreja67830/
Drawe67724/
Drapp67700/
Draht67619/
Dreas67574/
Druja67506/
Drass67472/
Draut67445/
Drajo67402/
Draji67368/
Dhrae67341/
Dracz67265/
Drych67183/
Drayoush67162/
Drazz67137/
Drash67136/
Dreyi67136/
Dreyt67127/
Drauz67122/
Drysz67120/
Draja67119/
Draad67112/
Driyo67107/
Draaz67106/
Drahý67102/
Drija6790/
Dratt6786/
Drouy6783/
Dhroy6781/
Dreha6771/
Draud6767/
Drahá6764/
Draje6760/
Dreia6756/
Dreys6755/
Druța6754/
Dryje6749/
Draup6747/
Droja6747/
Dreye6744/
Dëraj6734/
Driey6730/
Draat6729/
Draju6728/
Drycz6728/
Dreyo6725/
Draid6725/
Drats6724/
Dhraj6721/
Draiz6721/
Drahs6717/
Drysh6716/
Dhras6716/
Drait6715/
Drrah6715/
Dryts6715/
Driya6714/
Dreya6713/
Druia6713/
Draie6713/
Dreyd6713/
Dread6711/
Draih6711/
Dradt6711/
Draňa6711/
Drras6710/
Dhdra6710/
Drast679/
Hdrea679/
Drahj678/
Druha678/
Dhruy677/
Dhraz677/
Dráňa677/
Drajt676/
Drraz676/
Gydra676/
Druya675/
Druye675/
Draij675/
Draip675/
Dhrai674/
Dhrap674/
Draaj674/
Dhrat674/
Dreat674/
Drușa674/
Drhap674/
Draić673/
Vandrayi673/
Draio673/
Droya673/
Drahu673/
Drhea673/
Dreyß673/
Dreey673/
Driye673/
Droyd672/
Dhrey672/
Draas672/
Draah672/
Dreah672/
Tdrai672/
Droys672/
Dryjo672/
Drads672/
Dhrau671/
Dhrga671/
Draue671/
Drhae671/
Dryss671/
Gydry671/
Drauh671/
Drauś671/
Draïa671/
Dreaz671/
Draii671/
Draià671/
Drajj671/
Druyi671/
Drzah671/
Dráha671/
Dreua671/
Droyt671/
Drohy671/
Droia671/
D'Rap671/
Dhraa671/
Dërai671/
Dryjs671/
Droye671/
Driia671/

Dray Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dray in the Hindi language
डीरायdiraya-
Dray in the Russian language
Драйdraj-

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