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Drain
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drain
English
Etymology
As an en ga - surname, from ga Ó Dreáin descendant of Dreán, probably from ga dreán wren, songbird (see cy dryw wren).
Also as an Irish surname, from ga Ó Druacháin; see en Drohan.
As an English surname, occupational surname related to the noun en drain.
Also as an English surname, spelling variant of en Drane.
As a en fr - surname, reduced from fr Derain, from en fro dererain the last, nickname for the youngest son of a family; see fr derrière behind.
Proper noun
s
en.
en city co/Douglas County s/Oregon c/US.
the Drain
en UK informal Waterloo & City Line.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Drain is the 8527th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3859 individuals. Drain is most common among White (62.87%) and Black/African American (31.3%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en adinr Darin Drina Indra Nadir Nardi Ndari Radin dinar nadir ranid