Drane

See also: drane

English

Etymology

English surname, from a nickname related to the noun drone referring to idleness and laziness. Also a spelling variant of Drain.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪn

Proper noun

Drane (plural Dranes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Drane is the 11603^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2706 individuals. Drane is most common among White (68.22%) and Black/African American (25.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drane”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 487.

Anagrams

• -ander, Andre, André, Arden, Nader, Renda, dearn, denar, raden, redan