Drone Surname
Approximately 1,647 people bear this surname
Drone Surname Definition:
(Scottish) One who came from Dron (hill ridge), in Perthshire; dweller at the rump or hill ridge.
Drone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,452 | 1:249,627 | 23,746 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Latvia | 41 | 1:50,001 | 7,602 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
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.
Drone Demographics
Average Male Drone Height
175.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Drone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drone Come From? nationality or country of origin
Drone is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Drone? popularity and diffusion
The surname Drone is the 242,393rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,424,739 people. Drone occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Drone live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Drone is also the 859,937th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 118 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,452 people, or 1 in 249,627. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 23 percent are found, Indiana, where 6 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Drone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Drone has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Drone surname rose 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political 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.
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Footnotes
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