The drane Surname
drane Name Meaning and History
- English: nickname for a lazy man, from Middle English drone ‘drone’, ‘male honey bee’, long taken as a symbol of idleness (Old English dran).
- English: variant spelling of Drain.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thomas H. Drane early 1800's Logan Co KY |
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| DRANE FAMILY OF DEPWADE NORFOLK, ENGLAND |
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| William Drane and Cassandra Magruder | Donna Drane | 21 |
| Drane, Drain from Western Pa |
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| DRANE & allied families of Ripley County, MO | Becky Pyland Davis | 2 |
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| The Last Name Drane Im proud to have it |
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| George Offutt, Thomas Sparrow, Thomas Drane MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD |
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