Drone Family History

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Drone Name Meaning

Probably an altered spelling of North German Drohne, a habitational name from a place in Westphalia called Drohne, or from a fieldname, from Middle Low German dron(e), a unit of land. Possibly a variant of English Drane, Irish Drohan, or Scottish Dron, a habitational name from a place so called in Perthshire.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Grone, Krone, Rone, Dronen, Grine, Drane, Crone, Dunne, Dronet, Ron

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Drone Family Origin

Where is the Drone family from?

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You can see how Drone families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Drone family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Drone families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 8 Drone families living in Hertfordshire. This was about 35% of all the recorded Drone's in the UK. Hertfordshire had the highest population of Drone families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Drone surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Drone Family Occupations

What did your Drone ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, the most common Drone occupation in the UK was Carman. 50% of Drone's were Carmans. Carman and Cooper were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Drone.

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  • Carman

    50%

  • Cooper

    50%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Drone ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Drone Historical Records

What Drone family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 4,000 census records available for the last name Drone. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Drone census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 226 immigration records available for the last name Drone. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 799 military records available for the last name Drone. For the veterans among your Drone ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Drone Life Expectancy

What is the average Drone lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Drone life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Drone in 1949 was 21, and 71 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Drone

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Drone ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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