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    The surname Drohan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 777 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D650

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Drohan is more common than 81.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    Drohan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 777 people named Drohan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 397,356 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 747.

    #30,165
    rank among US surnames
    777
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4%
    change since 2000 (was #29,728)

    Who is named Drohan

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

    95% of people named Drohan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Drohan

    Drohan has the Soundex code D650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D650.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Drohan come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Druacháin (“descendant of Druachán”), a byname deriving from a diminutive of druach (“wise man”).
    How common is the surname Drohan?
    777 people in the United States had the surname Drohan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 397,356 Americans. It ranked 30,165th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Drohan?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Drohan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Drohan?
    Drohan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Drohan getting more or less common?
    More common. 747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 777 in 2010, up 4.0%.
    What are other spellings of Drohan?
    Draughn and Draughon.