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Drury Name Meaning

English (Norman) and French: nickname from Old French druerie ‘love’, ‘friendship’, a derivative of dru ‘lover’, ‘friend’ (see Drew 3). In Middle English the word also had the concrete meanings ‘love affair’, ‘love token’, ‘sweetheart’. English (Norman) and French: from a Germanic personal name composed of Old High German triuwa ‘truth’, ‘trust’ + ric ‘power(ful)’. Irish (County Roscommon): English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Mac an Druaidh ‘son of the druid’. Compare Drew 6.

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


Similar surnames: Dury, Bury, Drum, Noury, Jury, Dray, Derry, Dobry, Maury, Ury

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Drury Family Origin

Where is the Drury family from?

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You can see how Drury families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Drury family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Drury families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 915 Drury families living in Yorkshire. This was about 20% of all the recorded Drury's in the UK. Yorkshire had the highest population of Drury families in 1891.
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Drury Family Occupations

What did your Drury ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the UK named Drury. 10% of Drury men worked as a General Labourer and 67% of Drury women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Drury were Builders Labourer and Incapacitated

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Top Male Occupations in 1939

  • General Labourer
    10%
  • Farm Labourer
    4%
  • Farmworker
    3%
  • Builders Labourer
    3%

Top Female Occupations in 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    67%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    2%

*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Drury Historical Records

What Drury family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 153,000 census records available for the last name Drury. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Drury 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 14,000 immigration records available for the last name Drury. 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 20,000 military records available for the last name Drury. For the veterans among your Drury ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Drury Life Expectancy

What is the average Drury lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Drury life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Drury in 1945 was 44, and 75 in 2004.

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