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

Dray (Hindi: डीराय, Russian: Драй) is found most in France. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dray? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dray is the 60,501st most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 875,276 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Dray reside; 29 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 449,413th most widely held first name globally It is held by 373 people.

The last name Dray is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 2,394 people, or 1 in 27,745. In France it is most common 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. Aside from France this surname is found in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Dray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dray surname increased 490 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 529 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dray Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dray last name is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dray surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.85% registered to vote for the political 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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