Druitt Surname

335,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Druitt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Drew,' of which personal name the diminutive was Drewett, or Druett; v. Drew.

Druettus Malerbe, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

This landowner is elsewhere entered as Drogo Malerbe, which settles any doubts, if such existed, as to the relationship between Druett and Dm.

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Druitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7751:34,8334,590
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
England961:580,39635,131
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Druitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Drew,' of which personal name the diminutive was Drewett, or Druett; v. Drew.

Druettus Malerbe, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

This landowner is elsewhere entered as Drogo Malerbe, which settles any doubts, if such existed, as to the relationship between Druett and Dm.

Druett de Pratello, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Druet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1583. Thomas Ryckner and Dorothy Drewett: Marriage Lic. (London).

1788. Married — Josiah Ebbom and Mary Drewett: St. George, Hanover Square.

— — John Drewitt and Ann Lancaster: ibid.

1792. — Thomas Druitt and Ann Lemon: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Dru or Drew (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a diminutive of Drogo or Drew, q. v.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A foreign name. Ralph Drueth, of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). N. Droart was of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Druitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Druitt is found most frequently in Australia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Druitt.

How Common Is The Last Name Druitt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 335,097th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,619,024 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Druitt live; 72 percent live in Australasia and 72 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 775 people, or 1 in 34,833. In Australia Druitt is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 60 percent live, Victoria, where 32 percent live and Queensland, where 4 percent live. Besides Australia it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Druitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Druitt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Druitt surname grew 784 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Druitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Druitt last name are 23.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.37% registered with the party.

The amount Druitt earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning R 226,728 per year; in United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.66% less than the national average, earning $39,418 CAD per year.

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