Drone Surname

242,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Drone Surname Definition:

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

Drone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4521:249,62723,746
France651:1,021,888113,182
Canada431:856,87466,382
Latvia411:50,0017,602
England111:5,065,278148,650
India101:76,706,538639,611
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Drone (118) may also be a first name.

Drone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Drone Last Name Facts

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

Drone is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drone? popularity and diffusion

Drone is the 242,393rd most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,424,739 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Drone reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Drone is also the 859,937th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 118 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,452 people, or 1 in 249,627. In The United States Drone is mostly found in: Illinois, where 23 percent are found, Indiana, where 6 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Drone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Drone last name increased 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Drone last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Drone earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.98% less than the national average, earning $39,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.17% more than the national average, earning $59,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dronet91977/
Dronne91899/
Droney91885/
Drones91371/
Drosne9172/
Dronea9168/
Droner9125/
Dronge9124/
Drohne9120/
Droine9111/
Drogne9111/
Dronez912/
Dhrone911/
Droone911/
Droune911/
Dron896,654/
Dromnes83127/
Dronnet8375/
Drosnes8358/
Drosnet8357/
Dronets8354/
Drohner8351/
Dronett8331/
Drosner8327/
Droogne8316/
Dronner8314/
Droinet8312/
Drooney8312/
Drognes8311/
Drotner8311/
Drounet832/
Dhroney832/
Drougne831/
Drouner831/
Dronesh831/
Dronjhe831/
Dromney830/
Drohney830/
Drane805,085/
Drong802,910/
Druon801,822/
Droin801,362/
Drona80425/
Drohn80127/
Drgon8090/
Dronh8068/
Droni8045/
Drony8035/
Drune8022/
Droun8021/
Drene8018/
Dront8014/
Dronj805/
Droon802/
Dhron802/
Dronq801/
Drond801/
Dronÿ801/
Dronn800/
Dromn800/
Drounett7735/
Drottner7724/
Drosness779/
Drogness771/
D'Rooney771/
Droisner771/
Dragne734,215/
Draney731,486/
Drange731,130/
Drenea73389/
Druine73228/
Dronio73117/
Drouna73113/
Drohyn73108/
Drunet7398/
Drosin7368/
Dhrona7364/
Drosny7360/
Drosen7350/
Drunea7346/
Dronyi7324/
Dronha7324/
Dranes7322/
Dranez7320/
D'Rane7312/
Drouni7312/
Drongi739/
Druong739/
Draner739/
Druney737/
Druner736/
Dhrane736/
Dreene734/
Drunge734/
Dranne734/
Dranie733/
Drotin733/
Droing733/
Droynk733/
Dronis733/
Drhane732/
Drunes732/
Drojna732/
Druond732/
Dranea731/
Dranet731/
Drgune731/
Drocin731/
Dronoa731/
Droeny731/
Dreney731/
Drzoni731/
Droina731/
Hdroon731/
Ddrona731/
Draune731/
Dramne731/
Dranje731/
Drunez731/
Druont731/
Droihn731/
Dromny731/
Dranei731/
Drumne730/
Drondt730/
Droten730/
Drenee730/
Dronova6711,877/
Dragnea675,384/
Dran671,508/
Droń67499/
Dranets67349/
Drom67202/
Drosihn67193/
Drohyna67126/
Dragnes67118/
Drasner6779/
Drodten6772/
Dragner6766/
Drosehn6761/
Droysen6752/
Drossin6746/
Drootin6745/
Drahnea6743/
Dranetz6735/
Dragnei6730/
Drochin6724/
Drotten6717/
Drossen6713/
Drangue6712/
Draneas6711/
Drunner6710/
Drosien678/
Drasney677/
Dratner677/
Drosing677/
Droisen676/
Draunet676/
Druinne675/
Dronich673/
Dhronna673/
Drahner673/
Dragnet673/
Drunett672/
Drahane672/
Droicin672/
Drohsen672/
Dronnio671/
Dranner671/
Dhrocin671/
Draneeh671/
Drâgnei671/
Drón671/
Druinet671/
Drounis671/
Dronisz671/
Dronová671/
Dronowa671/
Dramney671/
Droucen671/
Dreeney670/
Drumney670/
Drumner670/
Dronipp670/
Dreuner670/
Drugnet670/
Drunney670/

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