How common is the surname Drewery?

1,243 people in the United States had the surname Drewery in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. It ranked 21,119th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Drewery?

Albert Collins, American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter (1932–1993).

Where is the surname Drewery most common?

Wikidata records people named Drewery in the United States.

Is the surname Drewery getting more or less common?

More common. 1,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,243 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Drewery

A surname, carried by 1,243 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Drewery is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,243 people named Drewery in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,117.

#21,119

rank among US surnames

1,243

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+11.3%

change since 2000 (was #21,727)

Who is named Drewery

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

57% of people named Drewery identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Drewerys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Albert Collins
American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter (1932–1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Drewery

Drewery has the Soundex code D660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D660.

Questions

How common is the surname Drewery?: 1,243 people in the United States had the surname Drewery in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. It ranked 21,119th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Drewery?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Drewery identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Drewery?: Albert Collins, American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter (1932–1993).
Where is the surname Drewery most common?: Wikidata records people named Drewery in the United States.
Is the surname Drewery getting more or less common?: More common. 1,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,243 in 2010, up 11%.