Driver Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Driver Name Meaning: An occupational name for a driver of horses or oxen teams.

From Old English 'drifan' to drive and later French 'drevere'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Driver Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Driver family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 806
Cotton Weaver 123
Agricultural Labourer 71
General Labourer 56
Farmer 49
Coal Miner 42
Dress Maker 37
Labourer 34
Worsted Weaver 34
Farm Labourer 32
Living On Own Means 30
Domestic Servant 30
Worsted Spinner 29
Laundress 27
House Keeper 25
General Servant 24
Living On Her Own Means 23
Grocer 20
Carpenter 17
General Servant Domestic 17
Tailor 15
Tailoress 14
Cotton Spinner 14
Butcher 13
Carter 13

Driver Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Driver 100% 37,799
2 Drover 83% 1,174
3 Drever 83% 399

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The surname Driver is the most popular version of all its varients

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