Drye Surname
Approximately 3,140 people bear this surname
Drye Surname Definition:
(English) 1 Crafty, Cunning [Dialectal English; Middle English drye, Old English dryge, dry] 2 Magician, Wizard [Old English dry (Celtic]
Drye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,732 | 1:132,672 | 13,948 |
| England | 194 | 1:287,206 | 22,180 |
| France | 150 | 1:442,818 | 63,836 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
Drye (10) may also be a first name.
Drye Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 Crafty, Cunning [Dialectal English; Middle English drye, Old English dryge, dry] 2 Magician, Wizard [Old English dry (Celtic]
Drye Demographics
Average Male Drye Height
176.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Drye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Drye is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Drye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 141,865th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,320,874 people. The last name Drye is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Drye are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Drye is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
Drye is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,732 people, or 1 in 132,672. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 39 percent reside, Arkansas, where 4 percent reside and Florida, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.
Drye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Drye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Drye last name increased 2,221 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 318 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Drye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Drye surname are 30.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.94% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Drye earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning $38,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $44,423 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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