Drewe Surname
Approximately 594 people bear this surname
Drewe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Drew,' or 'Dm' (Drogo in Domesday). Dm de Baladon introduced it, a follower of the Conqueror (Yonge). Sir Drew Drury was keeper of Mary of Scotland. An Illegitimate son of Charlemagne bore it, so probably it is Frankish.
Read More About This SurnameDrewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 299 | 1:186,348 | 16,642 |
| Australia | 99 | 1:272,684 | 24,601 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 171 | 1:142,546 | 12,796 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Drewe (102) may also be a first name.
Drewe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Drew,' or 'Dm' (Drogo in Domesday). Dm de Baladon introduced it, a follower of the Conqueror (Yonge). Sir Drew Drury was keeper of Mary of Scotland. An Illegitimate son of Charlemagne bore it, so probably it is Frankish. Drew enjoyed a fair share of public favour, but only took one diminutive, Druett or Drewett, which see. Drew has nothing to do with Andrew. In the year 1400 Drew Barentyn, twice Lord Mayor of London, came before the Council, asking to have his name Drew set down in the list of those who possessed the freedom of the city, the scribe having entered it as Andrew (Riley's Memorials of London). Drew, as a fontal name, survived the Reformation.
1583. Buried — Drew, Sonne of Nicholas Hewet: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1620. Married — Drue Simonds and Elizabeth Willington: St. Dionis Backchurch.
William fil. Drogonis, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Eborard Dru, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Isouda Drewe, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Gilbert Dreu, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Johannes Drewe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Drue, 1379: ibid.
Richard Drue, or Drew, bailiff of Norwich, 1392: History of Norfolk.
1527. John Drewes and Dame Elizabeth Vemey: Marriage Lic. (London).
Druce is a modern but inevitable variant of Drews; compare Ellice for Ellis, or Evance for Evans, but v. Druce (a).
1803. Married — James Druce and Sarah Dutton: St. George, Hanover Square.Stolen from Fore-bears
A common surname in the Campsie Commissariot Record. Drewe, capellanus, charter witness in reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 62). John Drew and James Drw were tenants of the bishop of Glasgow in 1512, and Patrick Drw was renter of the land of Badirmonoch in 1517 (Rental). A John Drew is mentioned in 1526 (Cambus., 141), William Drew was a witness in Glasgow in 1552 (Protocols, I) and John Drew, maltman, became burgess freeman in Glasgow in 1577 (Burgesses). John Drew, heir of Patrick Drew in Jaw, 1581 (Retours, Stirling, 353).
(Anglo-French-Teut.) the Domesday Drogo [prob. from Frankish or Old Saxon (gi)drog-Old Norse draug-r, ghost, phantom: cp. Old Saxon drugi, delusive; also Ger. trug, illusion] William son Drogo.—Hundred Rolls Drogo was the name of a bastard son of Charlemagne.
(Anglo-Celt. or Anglo-French-Celt.) Wise Man, Magician; Druid [cp. Old Irish drui, (obl. case druid) and Welsh dryw (whence Old English dry, magician), sorcerer, druid] Dru Barentyn.—Rolls of Parl.
Dru or Drew was Latinized as Drogo in mediæval records, although I think it is clear that the two names are distinct, the one (Drogo) being Teutonic, the other Celtic.
1. Drogo, an early Norman personal name, was so anglicised. 2, It is a common nickname for Andrew. 3. Dreux, a town of Brittany. At the time of the Norman survey, Herman de Dreuues was a tenant-in-chief in Herefordshire. There is a Le Dreu in H.R.
Drewe Demographics
Drewe Religious Adherence
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Drewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Drewe is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Drewe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 540,721st most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Drewe reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 935,178th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 102 people.
Drewe is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 186,348. In England it is mostly found in: Essex, where 11 percent live, Devon, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Drewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Drewe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Drewe last name rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Drewe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Drewe last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political party.
The amount Drewe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 34.33% more than the national average, earning $57,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $56,860 CAD per year.
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