Drohan
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Druacháin (“descendant of Druachán”), a byname deriving from a diminutive of druach (“wise man”).
Proper noun
Drohan (plural Drohans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Drohan is the 30165th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 777 individuals. Drohan is most common among White (95.24%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drohan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 489.