Drais

Drais Meaning & Origin

About Drais
The surname Drais is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "drîsen," meaning "to thresh." It is an occupational surname that likely originated from someone who worked as a thresher or a person who separated grain from its husks. The name Drais may also have originated from a place name, referring to someone who lived near a location associated with threshing or grain processing.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Drais: 124
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 135,593
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Drais 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 Drais is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TR
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D602
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D R EY1 Z
🌐 IPA
/drais*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TR', 'TRS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Drais in Braille

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

The name Drais in braille

How to sign the name Drais using Sign Language

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

The name Drais in sign language

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