Drews

Drews Meaning & Origin

About Drews
The surname Drews is of German origin and is derived from the given name "Drew," which is a short form of the name Andrew. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Drew. The name Andrew itself comes from the Greek name "Andreas," meaning "man" or "warrior." Therefore, the surname Drews can be interpreted to mean "son of Drew" or "descendant of Andrew."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Drews: 3,695
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 8,862
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.25

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRS
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D602
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D R UW1 Z
🌐 IPA
/druz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Drews in Braille

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

The name Drews in braille

How to sign the name Drews using Sign Language

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

The name Drews in sign language

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