Explore the Family Name Drane

The meaning of Drane

1. English (Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk): nickname for a lazy man, from Middle English dran, dron ‘drone’ (Old English drān) ‘drone, male honey bee’, long taken as a symbol of idleness. 2. English: variant of Drain 3.

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How common is the last name Drane in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Drane saw a slight increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname Drane was ranked 11,684th most popular and increased to the 11,603rd position in 2010 — a change of approximately 0.69%. The count of individuals with the Drane surname also rose from 2,460 in 2000 to 2,706 in 2010, representing a 10% increase. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also went up by 1.1% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,684	#11,603	0.69%
Count	2,460	2,706	10%
Proportion per 100k	0.91	0.92	1.1%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Drane

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows shifts amongst those bearing the surname Drane between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Dranes identifying as White decreased by 4.71%, while those identifying as Black increased by 12.02%. There was a notable rise in individuals identifying with two or more races, increasing by 31.28%. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a minor increase of 5.42%. Meanwhile, the numbers of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native both dropped by 15.79%. It's worth noting that some data for 2000 and 2010 was suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.59%	68.22%	-4.71%
Black	23.13%	25.91%	12.02%
Two or More Races	2.11%	2.77%	31.28%
Hispanic	2.03%	2.14%	5.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.48%	-15.79%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	0.48%	-15.79%