Explore the Family Name Drewett

The meaning of Drewett

English (Wiltshire, Berkshire, and Surrey): of Norman origin, from the Old French personal name Druet, a diminutive of Drue, Dreu (from ancient Germanic Drogo); see Drew 1. Alternatively, the name may be from a diminutive of Old French dru ‘lover’; see Drew 4.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Drewett saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 61,544 in terms of popularity and fell to a rank of 67,126 by 2010, marking a decrease of 9.07%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname also dipped from 305 in 2000 down to 294 in 2010, signifying a negative change of 3.61%. Drewett's proportion per 100k people also witnessed a reduction from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, showing a drop of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#67,126	-9.07%
Count	305	294	-3.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Drewett

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the last name Drewett identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 95.41% in 2000 to 93.20% in 2010. Over these ten years, there were no Drewetts identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, those identifying as Hispanic slightly increased from 2.62% in 2000 to 3.06% in 2010, an increase of 16.79%. Also, a new group emerged in 2010, with 2.38% of Drewetts identifying as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.41%	93.2%	-2.32%
Hispanic	2.62%	3.06%	16.79%
Two or More Races	0%	2.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%