Last Name DRUCE

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Meaning The son of Drew or Dru. Dru de Baladon introduced it, a follower of the Conqueror. Ser DRew Drury was keeper of Mary of Scotland. An illegitimate son of Charlemagne bore it, so probably it is Frankish. Drew enjoyed a fair share of public favour, but only took one diminutive, Druett or Drewett. Drew has nothing to do with Andrew. In the year 1400 Drew Barentyn, twice Lord Mayor of London, came before the Council, asking to have his name Drew set down in the list of those who possessed the freedom of the city, the scribe having entered it as Andrew. Drew, as a fontal name, survived the Reformation.
The son of Drew, or local 'of Dreux.'
Origin English, Irish

Rank 53,782 (2000 US census)
Count 360 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.44%, or 340 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 3.33%, or 12 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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