Drew Name Meaning: This is a short form of the name 'Andrew',derived from Greek 'Andreas'.Also may have been a nickname from old french 'Dru' meaning 'favourite' lover.
The first recorded spelling of the name is that of 'Ralph Dreu',dated 1188.A known bearer was 'Edward Drew'an M.P. for 'Lyme Regis' in 1584.
Discover how your Drew ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 18 |
| Buckinghamshire | 18 |
| Berkshire | 146 |
| Cambridgeshire | 94 |
| Channel Islands | 17 |
| Cheshire | 45 |
| Cornwall | 357 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 41 |
| Devon | 804 |
| Dorset | 176 |
| Durham | 76 |
| Essex | 108 |
| Gloucestershire | 525 |
| Hampshire | 224 |
| Herefordshire | 203 |
| Hertfordshire | 21 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 225 |
| Lancashire | 235 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 38 |
| London | 1,318 |
| Middlesex | 129 |
| Northumberland | 45 |
| Norfolk | 424 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 30 |
| Oxfordshire | 15 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 17 |
| Suffolk | 60 |
| Somerset | 248 |
| Surrey | 153 |
| Sussex | 40 |
| Staffordshire | 187 |
| Warwickshire | 202 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 379 |
| Worcestershire | 255 |
| Yorkshire | 199 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 18 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 125 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 103 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 37 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,477 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 273 |
| Labourer | 84 |
| Domestic Servant | 79 |
| General Servant | 77 |
| Dress Maker | 72 |
| General Labourer | 70 |
| Laundress | 64 |
| Coal Miner | 50 |
| Farm Labourer | 50 |
| Annuitant | 47 |
| Carpenter | 42 |
| General Servant Domestic | 37 |
| Shoe Maker | 29 |
| Tailor | 23 |
| Servant | 22 |
| Tailoress | 22 |
| No Occupation | 21 |
| Farmers Son | 21 |
| Butcher | 20 |
| Cook | 20 |
| House Keeper | 19 |
| Charwoman | 17 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 17 |
| Mason | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Drew | 3,563 |
| Mary Drew | 3,440 |
| John Drew | 2,660 |
| Elizabeth Drew | 2,293 |
| George Drew | 2,120 |
| James Drew | 1,711 |
| Sarah Drew | 1,621 |
| Thomas Drew | 1,540 |
| Henry Drew | 1,206 |
| Ann Drew | 1,119 |
| Charles Drew | 1,056 |
| Jane Drew | 957 |
| Edward Drew | 871 |
| Eliza Drew | 813 |
| Frederick Drew | 772 |
| Ellen Drew | 752 |
| Robert Drew | 720 |
| Emma Drew | 701 |
| Alice Drew | 670 |
| Annie Drew | 660 |
| Emily Drew | 655 |
| Richard Drew | 629 |
| Alfred Drew | 614 |
| Joseph Drew | 588 |
| Arthur Drew | 500 |