Drust Surname

419,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Drust Surname Definition:

A common name among the Picts, became in Gaelic Drost (Watson I, p. 318). It is common in CPS. index, and corrupt forms are Drest, Derst, Druxst. The Paris MS. of the Pictish Chronicle has a form Drest, which is more suggestive of British philology (SGS.

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Drust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:871,29666,093
Germany2051:392,71036,539
England941:592,74535,632
Australia581:465,44335,949
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Društ (6) are calculated separately.

Drust Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A common name among the Picts, became in Gaelic Drost (Watson I, p. 318). It is common in CPS. index, and corrupt forms are Drest, Derst, Druxst. The Paris MS. of the Pictish Chronicle has a form Drest, which is more suggestive of British philology (SGS., II, p. 198). Drostan, which see, is a diminutive.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

User-submitted Reference

The Drust surname derives from the Polish-Ukrainian surname Drooz. When ancestors came to America, they changed their surname.

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Drust Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drust (Russian: Друст) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Društ. Click here to see other possible spellings of Drust.

How Common Is The Last Name Drust? popularity and diffusion

It is the 419,303rd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,801,384 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Drust live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 871,296. In The United States Drust is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 27 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Drust exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Drust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drust has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Drust surname increased 2,971 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drust Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Drust surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.54% registered to vote for the party.

Drust earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.4% less than the national average, earning $38,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Društ936/
Druist9130/
Drusts9115/
Druste917/
Droust912/
Druest911/
Druhst910/
Drustz910/
Drus89844/
Drut89709/
Drousth833/
Drost8014,346/
Draus801,646/
Druse80535/
Draut80445/
Druss80261/
Drush80186/
Drout80152/
Dreus80129/
Dhrut8040/
Drous8029/
Drusz8028/
Druth8026/
Druit8025/
Druis8024/
Drist8019/
Drutt8012/
Dreut8011/
Drzus8011/
Drute808/
Druså807/
Druus806/
Tdrus805/
Druzs805/
Drusj801/
Druzt801/
Družs801/
Drudt800/
Druggist772/
Dru752,044/
Droush731,511/
Druitt731,101/
Druyts731,039/
Drault73755/
Draudt73696/
Drusch73324/
Driest73291/
Drouse73145/
Drahus73135/
Dreuth73108/
Dreute7374/
Drutse7359/
Drause7357/
Dreuse7356/
Drauss7346/
Droszt7327/
Drosdt7316/
Droutz7314/
Drauth7314/
Dreush738/
Draute738/
Draush737/
Drouss734/
Druish734/
Dreuss733/
Druite733/
Droudt732/
Dreutt732/
Drouth732/
Drutte732/
Drouët732/
Droest732/
Drauhs732/
Dreutz731/
Drraut731/
Drusce731/
Drusse731/
Drruis731/
Druits731/
Drouës731/
Drostt731/
Druise730/
Drostd730/
Drouht730/
Druz674,389/
Dreu671,298/
Dros671,086/
Druszcz67986/
Drot67715/
Drui67621/
Drou67404/
Dhru67289/
Drud67283/
Drux67259/
Druy67125/
Drahush67111/
Druś67104/
Drusová6784/
Druh6768/
Drusche6767/
Drau6763/
Druijts6755/
Drup6743/
Drousse6721/
Dreusch6719/
Drousch6717/
Drushch6713/
Druitte6713/
Druš6713/
Druj6712/
Dreusse6710/
Drusova678/
Druu676/
Drutova675/
Hdru674/
Druź674/
Ddru673/
Drru672/
Druggis672/
Droushe671/
Druß671/
Druș671/
Drischt670/
Drhu670/

Drust Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drust in the Russian language
Друстdrust-

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