How common is the surname Drews?

3,695 people in the United States had the surname Drews in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,558 Americans. It ranked 8,862nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Drews?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Drews identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Drews?

Andrea Drews, American volleyball player, followed by Berta Drews.

Where is the surname Drews most common?

Wikidata records people named Drews in the United States and Germany.

Is the surname Drews getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,695 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Drews

A surname, carried by 3,695 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Drews is more common than 94.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,695 people named Drews in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,558 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,730.

#8,862

rank among US surnames

3,695

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,181)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,858	Kautz	3,699	83,467
#8,860	Licea	3,698	83,490
#8,861	Barbera	3,696	83,535
#8,862	Lutes	3,695	83,558
#8,865	Hoyos	3,694	83,580

Who is named Drews

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

96% of people named Drews identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Drewss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andrea Drews
American volleyball player, born 1993
Berta Drews
Actress (1901-1987)

Notable Drewss come mostly from the United States (1) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Drews

Drews has the Soundex code D620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D620.

Questions

How common is the surname Drews?: 3,695 people in the United States had the surname Drews in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,558 Americans. It ranked 8,862nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Drews?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Drews identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Drews?: Andrea Drews, American volleyball player, followed by Berta Drews.
Where is the surname Drews most common?: Wikidata records people named Drews in the United States and Germany.
Is the surname Drews getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,695 in 2010, down 0.9%.