Drone
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See also: drone
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- As a German surname, spelling variant of Drohne, a city in Westphalia.
- As an English surname, spelling variant of Drane.
- As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Drohan; as a Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling variant of Dron in Perthshire.
Proper noun[edit]
Drone (plural Drones)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Drone is the 27783rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 865 individuals. Drone is most common among White (64.05%) and Black/African American (31.79%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 490.