Drennan

English

Alternative forms

• Drennen, Drennon, Drinan, Drinane, Drinnan, Drinnon, Drynan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Draighnáin (“descendant of Draighneán”), a byname from draighneán (“blackthorn”).

Proper noun

Drennan (plural Drennans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Drennan is the 7821^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4233 individuals. Drennan is most common among White (92.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drennan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 488.