Drainville

Drainville Meaning & Origin

About Drainville
The surname Drainville is of French origin and is derived from the word "drain," which refers to a ditch or trench used for draining water from fields. The suffix "-ville" indicates a town or settlement. Therefore, Drainville likely originated as a locational surname for someone who lived in or near a town or village with drainage ditches or canals. It may have been initially used to identify individuals who were involved in the construction or maintenance of drainage systems.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Drainville is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Drainville: 219
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 85,357
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Drainville based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Drainville is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRNFL
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D6051040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D R EY1 N V IH2 L
🌐 IPA
/drainville*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRNFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D651

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Drainville in Braille

Here's how to represent Drainville in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Drainville in braille

How to sign the name Drainville using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Drainville using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Drainville in sign language

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