Drain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Drain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Drain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 24
Agricultural Labourer 14
Labourer 6
At Home 5
Servant 4
Errand Boy 3
Straw Platter 3
Brick Layer 3
Cotton Winder 2
Daughter 2
General Servant 2
House Servant 2
Laborer 2
Weaver 2
Bricklayer Labourer 2
Carpenter 2
Draper's Assistant 1
Cotton Power Creeler 1
Cotton Power Spinner 1
Doubler Cotton 1
Labourer Chelsea Pensioner 1
Mariner's Wife 1
Piecer In Cotton Mill 1
Plain Sewer 1
Rope Maker 1

Drain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Doran 60% 13,900
2 Drane 60% 5,738
3 Drain 100% 2,899
4 Dearn 60% 1,539
5 Durn 40% 1,010
6 Dorn 40% 662
7 Adrian 50% 634
8 Dran 80% 526
9 Draine 83% 517
10 Dearne 50% 489
11 Darn 60% 400
12 Dren 60% 379
13 Durien 50% 360
14 Dron 60% 334
15 Duran 60% 291
16 Doren 40% 202
17 Dorian 50% 199
18 Durne 20% 170
19 Dernie 50% 166
20 Daran 60% 160
21 Darne 40% 160
22 Dorin 60% 144
23 Doorne 33% 114
24 Drion 60% 110
25 Doron 40% 109
26 Dorne 20% 108
27 Audrain 71% 107
28 Daron 40% 107
29 Diron 40% 101

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The surname Drain is the 3rd most popular variant of Doran.

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