Drumm Surname

49,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Drumm Surname Definition:

Ó Droma An erenagh family of Kinawley on the Cavan-Fermanagh border, where the name has to some extent been corrupted to Drummond. A branch migrated to Co. Cork, where they are called Drummy.

SIF 58. Map Cavan

Drumm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7951:62,5477,335
Germany2,0661:38,9675,159
Brazil7011:305,38411,775
Ireland4241:11,1061,410
Canada3771:97,73410,638
England3211:173,57715,862
Northern Ireland2021:9,1341,489
New Zealand1791:25,2984,427
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Australia651:415,31833,226
Austria461:185,11823,639
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
France51:13,284,544357,392
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belize11:355,4743,977
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1441:30,7633,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6461:77,7388,246

Drumm (35) may also be a first name.

Drumm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Droma An erenagh family of Kinawley on the Cavan-Fermanagh border, where the name has to some extent been corrupted to Drummond. A branch migrated to Co. Cork, where they are called Drummy.

SIF 58. Map Cavan

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Drumm Last Name Facts

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

Drumm is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drumm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Drumm is the 49,683rd most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 704,179 people. Drumm is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Drumm are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most common forename world-wide, held by 35 people.

The last name Drumm is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5,795 people, or 1 in 62,547. In The United States Drumm is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and Nevada, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Drumm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Drumm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Drumm surname grew 897 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 294 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,293 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drumm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Drumm surname are 13.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.49% registered with the party.

The amount Drumm earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $44,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drumme9114/
Drummd910/
Drum898,478/
Dørum80484/
Dromm8093/
Droum8062/
Druhm8031/
Drume808/
Dhrum802/
Drrum801/
Drunm801/
Draum801/
Drumd800/
Drummová771/
Dørrum7314/
Draume735/
Drågum734/
Drhoum733/
Draumë731/
D'Roum731/
Draumt730/
Drumova67382/
Drom67202/
Droom6025/
Dromì603/
Hdrom601/
Droome553/

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Drumm Reference & Research

Drummond and Drum** DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Drummond and Drum** FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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