Dreux Surname

115,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Dreux Surname Definition:

The first of the family of this name in Scotland is said to have come from France in the eighteenth century. Laurence and John settled in Glasgow, where they bought land. Laurence lived at Bogleshole. The family is said to have been of the noble family of the comtes de Dreux, but in Notes and queries (12.

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Dreux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,7151:17,8801,976
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dreux (186) may also be a first name.

Dreux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The first of the family of this name in Scotland is said to have come from France in the eighteenth century. Laurence and John settled in Glasgow, where they bought land. Laurence lived at Bogleshole. The family is said to have been of the noble family of the comtes de Dreux, but in Notes and queries (12. ser. VI p. 37) a correspondent stated (erroneously) that that family was extinct at an early date (SN&Q, 3. ser. III, p. 214; IV, p. 132).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Dreux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dreux has its highest incidence in France. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreux? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 115,164th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,816,890 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Dreux live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 667,122nd most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 186 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 3,715 people, or 1 in 17,880. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 23 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 18 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Dreux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dreux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dreux surname increased 1,380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dreux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dreux last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.52% registered with the political party.

Dreux earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreu891,298/
Drex896/
Dreuh805/
D'Rex801/
Drye673,140/
Drej671,987/
Drui67621/
Drie67404/
Drax67256/
Droe67133/
Drge6742/
Drae678/
Drox678/

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