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語源

• As an Irish surname, from Droma, a personal name from druim (“ridge”)
• As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from druim (“ridge”)
• As a German surname, from Middle High German trum and Middle Low German drum (“woodblock”), both probably from Proto-Germanic *trumaz.

固有名詞

Drum (countable and uncountable, plural Drums)

1. A surname.
2. A settlement (Mains of Drum) in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, near Drum Castle (OS grid ref NO8099).
3. A mountain in Conwy borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7069).
4. A village in County Monaghan, Ireland.
5. A civil parish and townland in County Roscommon, Ireland.
6. An unincorporated community in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA, named after the Drum family.

派生語

• Fort Drum

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Drum is the 7459 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4468 individuals. Drum is most common among White (91.61%) individuals.

参照

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 490.