Dron Surname

73,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Moldova

Dron Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the place of this name in southeast Perthshire. The surname is confined mainly to this part of the shire and the adjoining county of Fife. Laurence Drone "apud molendinum de Exmagirdill" was retoured heir of Laurence Drone his father, in 1617 (Retours, Fife, 270).

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Dron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,8551:24,5413,486
Russia1,4911:96,66211,956
France1,1501:57,7597,716
Romania3831:52,4236,482
Moldova3511:10,1461,738
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
Belarus2191:43,3847,436
India1351:5,681,966136,010
England1351:412,72628,150
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Canada941:391,97434,739
Kazakhstan891:198,68018,516
Scotland551:97,3426,721
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
China41:341,830,39216,990
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1421:26,3612,369
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Droń (499) & Drón (1) are calculated separately.

Dron (6,599) may also be a first name.

Dron Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the place of this name in southeast Perthshire. The surname is confined mainly to this part of the shire and the adjoining county of Fife. Laurence Drone "apud molendinum de Exmagirdill" was retoured heir of Laurence Drone his father, in 1617 (Retours, Fife, 270). The name is common in the Commissariot record of Dunblane from 1621 onwards. Alexander Dron, sailor in Leith, 1677 (Inquis., 6034), and Catharine Dron at Milne of Muckarsie, 1688 (Dunkeld). James Dron in Auchtermochtie, 1670 (Edin. App.).

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

(Celtic) Dweller at the Hill-Back or Hill-Ridge [Gaelic dronn, a back, rump]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Dron (hill ridge), in Perthshire; dweller at the rump or hill ridge.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in Fifeshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dron Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dron (Bengali: দ্রোন, Hindi: द्रोण, Oriya: େଦାଣ, Russian: Дронь) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Droń or Drón. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dron? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dron is the 73,945th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,095,213 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Dron are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 80,613th most common first name worldwide It is held by 6,599 people.

The surname Dron is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,855 people, or 1 in 24,541. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 18 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 13 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Other than Ukraine Dron occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent live and France, where 17 percent live.

Dron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dron has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dron last name increased 28,100 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dron Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dron surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dron surname are 0.47000000000001% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 46.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dron earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.45% more than the national average, earning $50,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $45,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Droń92499/
Drón921/
Drong892,910/
Druon891,822/
Drone891,647/
Droin891,362/
Drohn89127/
Drgon8990/
Dronh8968/
Droen8961/
Droun8921/
Dront8914/
Droon892/
Dhron892/
Dronq891/
Drond891/
Dronÿ891/
Dronn890/
Dromn890/
Dronne80899/
Drohyn80108/
Drouyn8079/
Drosne8072/
Drosin8068/
Drosen8050/
Drohne8020/
Droine8011/
Drogne8011/
Druong809/
Drotin803/
Droing803/
Droynk803/
Druond802/
Dhrone801/
Drocin801/
Droone801/
Droune801/
Hdroon801/
Druont801/
Droihn801/
Drondt800/
Droten800/
Droenn800/
Dran751,508/
Drun75269/
Drom75202/
Dronova7311,877/
Drosihn73193/
Drohyna73126/
Drodten7372/
Drosehn7361/
Droysen7352/
Drossin7346/
Drootin7345/
Drochin7324/
Drotten7317/
Droogne7316/
Drossen7313/
Drosien738/
Drosing737/
Droisen736/
Droicin732/
Drohsen732/
Dhrocin731/
Drougne731/
Dronová731/
Dronowa731/
Droucen731/
Drane675,085/
Drang67693/
Druin67483/
Drung67281/
Drahn67266/
Drunn67156/
Drant67153/
Drgan6792/
Droum6762/
Droussin6760/
Drumn6757/
Druhn6745/
Drand6738/
Droom6725/
Drune6722/
Draun6718/
Draan6718/
Dhran6716/
Drann6711/
Dhrun6710/
Gyron679/
Drunt674/
Dromì673/
Drunh672/
Dreun671/
Drgun671/
Drhan671/
Drran671/
Drund671/
Druom671/
Drunc671/
Drouhsen671/
Drgoń671/
Hdrom671/
Ddrun671/
Droissen670/
Druyn670/

Dron Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dron in the Bengali language
দ্রোনdrona-
Dron in the Hindi language
द्रोणdrona97.64
द्रोनdrona2.36
Dron in the Oriya language
େଦାଣedana97.38
ରଣାrana2.62
Dron in the Russian language
Дроньdron-

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