Drever Surname

185,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Drever Surname Definition:

A surname confined to Orkney and Shetland. Brandy Dravar and John Dravar gave evidence in 1492 how the butter stent was paid in old times, and Nicholas Dravar was witness in Kirkwall, 1562 (REO., p. 408,270). Jonet Drever was tried for witchcraft in Orkney, 1615 (MCM.

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Drever Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5261:10,1781,403
Canada5091:72,3888,234
United States3741:969,14271,998
Australia3591:75,1978,815
England2051:271,79521,381
Germany881:914,83564,706
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4991:7,5011,049
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Drever Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname confined to Orkney and Shetland. Brandy Dravar and John Dravar gave evidence in 1492 how the butter stent was paid in old times, and Nicholas Dravar was witness in Kirkwall, 1562 (REO., p. 408,270). Jonet Drever was tried for witchcraft in Orkney, 1615 (MCM., II, p. 167), Johne Draver was witness in Kirkwall, 1616 (OSR., I, p. 241), and Alexander Drevar in Fitch, parish of Tingwall, appears in 1630 (Shetland). Dreaver 1630.

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

A variant of Driver, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Drever Last Name Facts

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

Drever (Russian: Древер) is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drever? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,898th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,197,695 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Drever reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 526 people, or 1 in 10,178. In Scotland it is most numerous in: Orkney, where 46 percent are found, City of Edinburgh, where 12 percent are found and Aberdeen City, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Scotland this surname is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Drever Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Drever has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,206 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drever Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Drever surname are 15.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Drever earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.02% less than the national average, earning R 204,324 per year; in United States they earn 20.73% more than the national average, earning $52,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $51,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driever92997/
Dreaver92452/
Drevert924/
Dreyver922/
Dreever922/
Dresver921/
Dreiver921/
Drevier921/
Dreve91384/
Dresvher868/
Driver8337,732/
Drevet834,628/
Drover833,132/
Dreves831,324/
Drewer83940/
Dryver83110/
Dreber8394/
Draver8361/
Derver8327/
Drevea836/
Drevez835/
Dirver834/
Dreave832/
Drevey830/
Drijver77895/
Drebert77278/
Drayver77133/
Driewer77130/
Drivere7748/
Dreaves7742/
Drevets7725/
Draiver7712/
Drewert777/
Derveer775/
Dreeves774/
Driverr774/
Dreiber772/
Drevech771/
Dairver771/
Drevees771/
Dravier771/
Draaver771/
Dresuer771/
Drieber771/
Drevhed771/
Dreives770/
Dirvier770/
Dreuber770/
Drivier770/
Drewier770/
Dreaber770/
Drewe73594/
Drive73189/
Drevi73164/
Drebe7326/
Drevy731/
D'Reeves712/
Driveere711/
Dreibger711/
Derrveer710/
Dreebert710/
Dressber710/
Dreyberd710/
Dreeva67797/
Drivet67440/
Drower67323/
Drawer67259/
Dreava67186/
Driber6766/
Drywer6763/
Drewey6747/
Drives6745/
Drevai6740/
Drevis6732/
Drevid6714/
Drewez6710/
Druyve678/
Drewei678/
Dreibe676/
Drievi674/
Drevay674/
Draive674/
Drived674/
Dravir673/
Driwer672/
Drevyi672/
Dreiswerd671/
Dreviy671/
Drewie671/
Drewjr671/
Drivei671/
Drewej671/
Drevoy671/
Dröber671/
Drrevi671/
Drivez671/
Dreebe670/
Drivey670/

Drever Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drever in the Russian language
Древерdrever-

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