Drown Surname

107,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Drown Surname Definition:

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

Drown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9491:91,78510,322
England1071:520,73032,731
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Australia761:355,20729,862
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0431:48,1485,500

Drown (12) may also be a first name.

Drown 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

Drown Last Name Facts

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

Drown is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drown? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,669th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,682,259 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Drown reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Drown is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name in the world, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,949 people, or 1 in 91,785. In The United States Drown is most common in: Nevada, where 16 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and Vermont, where 4 percent live. Besides The United States Drown is found in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Drown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drown has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Drown last name grew 379 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drown Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Drown surname are 17.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Drown earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $43,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.13% more than the national average, earning $54,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drowne91349/
Drowin916/
Drowyn912/
Droown911/
Drowen910/
Drouwin831/
Drewn804/
Drovn800/
Drawn800/
Drobin73921/
Droben73386/
Drobyn73161/
Drewin73102/
Drewen7382/
Drawin7322/
Druwen7319/
Dreewn736/
Drewien67117/
Drouhuin6210/
Drovnova621/
Draben55367/
Drubin55140/
Drabin55101/
Druben5548/
Drabyn5521/
Dravne551/
Druiven50122/
Druyven5063/
Draaben501/
Drabeen501/

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