Drinkall Surname

358,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Drinkall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. for one who loved the ale-cup. It is as natural a sobriquet as Drinkwater. But it maybe local, of course, with suffix -hale or -hall; v. Hale.

Elewan Drynkhale, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Drinkall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6081:91,6429,853
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Australia501:539,91440,287
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Wales51:618,90625,852
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3201:76,1738,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Drinkall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. for one who loved the ale-cup. It is as natural a sobriquet as Drinkwater. But it maybe local, of course, with suffix -hale or -hall; v. Hale.

Elewan Drynkhale, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Drinkale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Wilielmus Drinkale, 1379: ibid.

George Drinckhall, of Mannor, parisli of Dalton, 1690: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Ralph Drinckhall, of Russeland in Furness Fella, 1690: ibid.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at Dring’s or Dreng’s Slope or Corner [v. Dring, and + Middle English hale, Old English heal(h] Elewan Drynkhale.—Hundred Rolls 2 a nickname for a Bibber or Toper.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Trinkeld; a location name in Lancashire Or Dringhow, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

The Drinkall surname means 'liking of partaking in a liquid'.

- drinkallmason

Drinkall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drinkall is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drinkall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 358,623rd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Drinkall are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Drinkall is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 608 people, or 1 in 91,642. In England it is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 19 percent live, Lancashire, where 12 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Drinkall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Drinkall has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Drinkall last name increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drinkall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Drinkall surname are 12.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.46% registered with the party.

The amount Drinkall earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.91% less than the national average, earning $35,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.99% less than the national average, earning $44,222 CAD per year.

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