Drum
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English
Etymology
- As an Irish surname, from Droma, a personal name from druim (“ridge”)
- As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from druim (“ridge”)
- As a German surname, from Middle High German trum and Middle Low German drum (“woodblock”), both probably from Proto-Germanic *trumaz.
Proper noun
Drum (countable and uncountable, plural Drums)
- A surname.
- A settlement (Mains of Drum) in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, near Drum Castle (OS grid ref NO8099). [1]
- A mountain in Conwy county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7069).
- A village in County Monaghan, Ireland.
- A civil parish and townland in County Roscommon, Ireland.
- An unincorporated community in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA, named after the Drum family.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Drum is the 7459th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4468 individuals. Drum is most common among White (91.61%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 490.