Dross Surname

278,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Dross Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dross Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6281:577,16447,275
France3181:208,87632,465
Germany2891:278,56629,283
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Dross (71) may also be a first name.

Dross Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dross occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dross? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 278,216th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,239,070 people. Dross occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Dross live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dross is also the 1,152,838th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 71 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 628 people, or 1 in 577,164. In The United States Dross is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Dross exists in 23 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 21 percent are found.

Dross Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dross has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dross surname increased 668 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dross Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dross are 5.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.07% registered with the party.

Dross earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.33% more than the national average, earning $49,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drosse91124/
D'Ross916/
Drouss914/
Droszs911/
Dros891,086/
Drousse8321/
D'Roess831/
Drost8014,346/
Drose80533/
Drass80472/
Hdros80456/
Druss80261/
Drots80259/
Droes80201/
Drosd80134/
Drgos8054/
Drosz8034/
Drous8029/
Drois8014/
Drozs807/
Drosč806/
Drosh804/
Droos803/
Droys802/
Drùss801/
Drros801/
Dro757,845/
Droush731,511/
Drouse73145/
Drotts73119/
Drosch73105/
Drosdz7379/
D'Rose7373/
Drasse7364/
Drauss7346/
Droszt7327/
Droszd7320/
Drosdt7316/
Druost7312/
Droish7311/
Droesh739/
Droshe735/
Droise734/
Dreuss733/
Droust732/
Droits732/
Drusse731/
Drostt731/
Drouës731/
Drohse730/
Droosh730/
Drostd730/
Droh678,901/
Droz674,782/
Drop673,370/
Drus67844/
Droy67767/
Droś67725/
Drot67715/
Dras67696/
Drou67404/
Droß67391/
Drosche67239/
Drgo67140/
Droj67119/
Droi6782/
Drosova6741/
Droa6739/
Druo6733/
Dhro6720/
Drousch6717/
Dreusse6710/
Drod6710/
Drox678/
Drzo676/
Droo676/
Hdro675/
Drro674/
Drousth673/
Drho672/
Droysch671/
Droggis671/
Droshch671/
D'Roose671/
Droushe671/
Droź671/
Droš671/
Tdro671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dross
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