Draycott Surname

157,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Draycott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Draycot.' parishes in the Diocese Gloucestershire and Bristol, Salisbury, Lichfield, and Bath and Wells.

John de Draycote, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Draycote, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Draycott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1871:25,4773,490
Canada2831:130,19613,551
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Australia861:313,90427,145
Wales261:119,0209,008
Scotland261:205,91610,908
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9981:24,4243,382
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Draycott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Draycot.' parishes in the Diocese Gloucestershire and Bristol, Salisbury, Lichfield, and Bath and Wells.

John de Draycote, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Draycote, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Adam de Dracote, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard de Draycot, Salop and Staffordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Alan de Dreycote, Wiltshire, ibid.

William de Draicote, rector of Sutton, Norfolk, 1346: History of Norfolk.

1594. Married — Thomas Dracott and Susan Buggins: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1789. — Robert Moggridge and Ann Draycott: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Draycott = the Dry-Built Cottage (i.e., built without mortar) [Middle English dreye, &c., Old English dryge, dry + cot] Cp. Drayton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in cos. Derby, Wilts, Berks, and Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Draycotts were represented in the county of Leicestershire in the time of Cromwell, when John Draycot was minister of Baby (N.). In the 13th century this name occurred as De Drayeote in Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Somersetshire, and Wiltshire. There are parishes, towns, and villages of the name in Berks, Bucks, Somerset, Staffordshire, Wilts, and Warwickshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Draycott Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Draycott Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Draycott is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Draycott? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 157,801st most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,629,934 people. The surname Draycott occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Draycott live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

Draycott is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 2,187 people, or 1 in 25,477. In England Draycott is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 17 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 12 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 7 percent are found. Aside from England this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Draycott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Draycott has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Draycott surname grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Draycott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Draycott surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Draycott earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.15% more than the national average, earning R 456,612 per year; in United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.13% more than the national average, earning $64,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draycotte940/
Dracott9392/
Draycot932/
Draycote885/
Draucott881/
Droycott880/
Draycutt880/
Draco77121/
Drescott753/
Driscott751/
Dricot71747/
Dracos71264/
Drayko7128/
Drasco7126/
Dracou7123/
Dracco717/
Dracko714/
Dragco713/
Dracut711/
Drycko711/
Drachko67193/
Drychko6720/
Drescot6710/
Drayiko674/
Drachat671/
Drascou671/
Drecote671/
Drackat671/
Draicos670/
Driscot670/

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