Drewitt Surname

307,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Drewitt Surname Definition:

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

Drewitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7351:75,8078,584
Australia1851:145,92315,562
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Ireland231:204,7368,142
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales91:343,83718,086
India51:153,413,076951,030
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5251:46,4295,757
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Drewitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Drewitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drewitt is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drewitt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 307,434th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,929,655 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Drewitt are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

Drewitt is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 735 people, or 1 in 75,807. In England Drewitt is primarily found in: Wiltshire, where 10 percent are found, Berkshire, where 8 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England Drewitt is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Drewitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drewitt has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Drewitt surname grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 767 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drewitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Drewitt surname is principally Methodist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Drewitt last name are 42.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Drewitt earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $39,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $57,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drewwitt931/
Drewit925/
Drewett862,891/
Drebitt8614/
Driewit8611/
Drevitt867/
Derwitt863/
Drewytt861/
Drowitt860/
Drewith860/
Drewette8074/
Dreweatt8017/
Dearwitt800/
Drebit77229/
Drewet778/
Dreabit7117/
Drebett7112/
Drevait7111/
Drewest714/
Drewetz711/
Drowett711/
Drivett711/
Dervett711/
Drivitt710/
Dervitt710/
Dravett710/
Dreweth710/
Deruette67179/

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