Drone

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English

Etymology

As a German surname, spelling variant of Drohne, a city in Westphalia.
As an English surname, spelling variant of Drane.
As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Drohan; as a Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling variant of Dron in Perthshire.

Proper noun

Drone (plural Drones)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Drone is the 27783^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 865 individuals. Drone is most common among White (64.05%) and Black/African American (31.79%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 490.

Anagrams

nerdo, orned, Doren, redon, Doner, doner, ronde, Roden, renod

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