Drennon Surname

251,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Drennon Surname Definition:

Local. Draenon, Welsh, a thorn—tree or bush.

Drennon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5371:235,82222,637
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Drennon (80) may also be a first name.

Drennon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Draenon, Welsh, a thorn—tree or bush.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Drennon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drennon is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Drennon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drennon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 251,891st most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,635,843 people. Drennon is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Drennon are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 80 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,537 people, or 1 in 235,822. In The United States Drennon is most numerous in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, South Carolina, where 12 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 1 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.

Drennon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drennon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 739 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drennon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Drennon last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Drennon are 5.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.23% being registered to vote for the party.

Drennon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning $40,157 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drennan8611,026/
Drinnon861,259/
Drennom861/
Dremnon860/
Drennun860/
Drennand800/
Drinnnon800/
Drennane800/
Dreennan800/
Drnoun771/
Drinnan71926/
Drennam712/
Dremnan711/
Drnom671/
Drnasin57302/
Dhrngan571/
Dehernan531/

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Drennon Reference & Research

Drennan/Drennen/Dren FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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