Drennan
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Draighnáin (“descendant of Draighneán”), a byname from draighneán (“blackthorn”).
Proper noun
Drennan (plural Drennans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Drennan is the 7821st 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 488.