Last Name DRAIN

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Meaning	Local: Of the drain, from residence thereby. In several cases the Philadelphia directory spells the name Drahn, implying in those instances a continental origin. 'Droigheann,' a thorn.

Origin	English, Gaelic, Jewish

Rank	8,351 (2000 US census)	5,166 (1990 US census)

Count	3,643 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

65.22%, or 2376 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
30.63%, or 1116 total occurrences, as black,
0.49%, or 18 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.69%, or 25 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.78%, or 65 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.18%, or 43 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Last Name DRAIN

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