# Drohan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/drohan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 777 |
| US rank (2010) | 30,165 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 397,356 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.0% (747 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Draughn, Draughon |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Druacháin (“descendant of Druachán”), a byname deriving from a diminutive of druach (“wise man”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Drohan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

Duran, Doran, Dorn, Duron, Drown, Drain, Drane, Drouin, Dorian, Drone, Durham, Drum.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.