Boy · Germanic, through Norman French
Drew
Say it: DROO
Meaning
From the Norman name Drogo, probably Germanic but of uncertain meaning; later also a short form of Andrew.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Found in Norman England as Drogo, giving surnames like Drew and Druce.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1980s
In the United States
- 83,444 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1985, about 1 in 812 boys
- 802 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Drogo, Dru
| French | Dreux |
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Where this comes from
- The Domesday Book (1086) source
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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