Drennan
Drennan is a surname of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic Ó Draighnáin, meaning "grandson of blackthorn".[1] Variant spellings include Drennen, Drinan, Drinnan, Drinnon, Drynan, Thornton (Anglicized) and Drennon.[2]
According to statistics cited by Patrick Hanks, 1,113 people on the island of Great Britain and 592 on the island of Ireland bore the surname Drennan in 2011. In 1881 there were 404 people with the surname in Great Britain, primarily at Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, and Lancashire. In mid-19th-century Ireland, people with the surname Drennan were found mainly at County Laois and County Kilkenny.[2] The 2010 United States Census found 4,233 people with the surname Drenna, making it the 7,821st-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase in absolute numbers, but a decrease in relative frequency, from 3,927 (7,811th-most-common) in the 2000 Census.[3]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Drennan (1899–1971), New Zealand labourer, trade unionist, communist and watersider
- Alexander Murray Drennan (1884–1984), Scottish pathologist
- America McCutchen Drennan (1830–1903), American educator and missionary
- Anthony Drennan (born 1958), Irish guitarist
- Bruce Drennan (born 1950), American sports announcer
- Bryce W. Drennan (born 1963), American writer
- Cathy Drennan (fl. 1995–present), American professor of chemistry and biology
- Charles Drennan (born 1960), New Zealand Roman Catholic bishop
- Ellie Drennan (born 1998), Australian singer-songwriter
- John Drennan, Irish journalist and writer
- John Drennan (cricketer) (born 1932), Australian cricketer
- John Cherry Drennan (1899–1983), Northern Ireland politician
- John Swanwick Drennan (1809–1893), Irish poet
- Kathryn M. Drennan (fl. 1977–present), American writer
- Keity Drennan (born 1990), Panamanian model
- Mandy Drennan (born 1988), Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Mark Drennan (born 1972), American politician from West Virginia
- Martin Drennan (born 1944), Irish Roman Catholic bishop
- Michael Drennan (born 1994) Irish professional footballer
- Robert Drennan (fl. 1975–present), American archaeologist
- Samuel Drennan (1819–1882), Irish-born merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada
- Thomas Drennan (1696–1768), Irish Presbyterian minister
- Thomas J. Drennan (1877–1928), New York City Fire Commissioner
- William Drennan (1754–1820), Irish poet
- William Melville Drennan (1853–1900), merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada
See also
References
- ^ Drennan Family History
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 764. ISBN 9780192527479.
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