Drewett Surname

152,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Drewett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Drew,' of which personal name the diminutive was Drewett, or Druett; v. Drew.

Druettus Malerbe, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

This landowner is elsewhere entered as Drogo Malerbe, which settles any doubts, if such existed, as to the relationship between Druett and Dm.

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Drewett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4561:38,2684,977
Australia5661:47,6965,965
United States5121:707,92855,905
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
Canada771:478,51441,057
Wales511:60,6775,433
Scotland481:111,5387,348
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7841:31,0914,136
Scotland281:133,6865,889
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Drewett 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,' of which personal name the diminutive was Drewett, or Druett; v. Drew.

Druettus Malerbe, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

This landowner is elsewhere entered as Drogo Malerbe, which settles any doubts, if such existed, as to the relationship between Druett and Dm.

Druett de Pratello, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Druet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1583. Thomas Ryckner and Dorothy Drewett: Marriage Lic. (London).

1788. Married — Josiah Ebbom and Mary Drewett: St. George, Hanover Square.

— — John Drewitt and Ann Lancaster: ibid.

1792. — Thomas Druitt and Ann Lemon: ibid.

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

= Drew (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a diminutive of Drogo or Drew, q. v.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A foreign name. Ralph Drueth, of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). N. Droart was of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Drewett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drewett (Arabic: درويت) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Drewett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 152,251st most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,520,770 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Drewett are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,456 people, or 1 in 38,268. In England Drewett is most frequent in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Wiltshire, where 7 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Drewett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drewett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Drewett surname increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,138 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drewett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Drewett last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Drewett surname are 14.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Drewett earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.75% less than the national average, earning R 214,476 per year; in United States they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning $40,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $54,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drewette9374/
Dreweatt9317/
Drewet928/
Drewitt861,229/
Drebett8612/
Drewest864/
Drewetz861/
Drowett861/
Drewytt861/
Dreweth860/
Drewwitt801/
Drevet774,628/
Drebet77115/
Drewit775/
Drowet774/
Drewed771/
Drevets7125/
Drebitt7114/
Driewit7111/
Drevitt717/
Derwitt713/
Drivett711/
Dervett711/
Dravett710/
Drowitt710/
Drewith710/
Deruette67179/
Dearwitt670/

Drewett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drewett in the Arabic language
درويتdrwyt-

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