Driver (surname)

Driver is an English occupational surname^[1] meaning the driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plough, or of loose cattle.^[2] It is recorded since the thirteenth century.^[1]

List of People with the surname Driver

Adam Driver (born 1983), American actor
Alexander Gooch and Alice Driver (both died 1558), English Protestant martyrs
Andrew Driver (born 1987), English professional footballer
Betty Driver (1920–2011), English singer, actress and author
Bruce Driver (born 1962), Canadian ice-hockey player
Charles Henry Driver (1832–1900), British architect
Chris Driver (born 1981), English entertainer
Danny Driver (born 1977), British classical pianist
Donald Driver (born 1975), American football player
Faredoon Driver (1903–1982), Indian sage
Godfrey Rolles Driver (1892–1975), English orientalist
James G. Driver (1889–1975), American college basketball coach
Jeremiah Driver (1861–1946), English cricketer
Jon Driver (1962–2011), British psychologist and neuroscientist
Jonty Driver (born 1939) is a South African anti-apartheid activist, former political prisoner, educationalist, poet and writer.
Michael B. Driver (1868–1942), American politician
Minnie Driver (born 1970), English actress and singer
Moses Driver, Fijian police officer
Oliver Driver (born 1974), New Zealand actor and director
Paddy Driver (born 1934), South African motorcyclist and racing driver
Richard Driver (1829–1880), Australian solicitor, politician and cricket administrator
Ryan Driver (born 1979), English cricketer
Samuel Rolles Driver (1846–1914), English biblical scholar
- Brown Driver Briggs, Hebrew lexicon of which S. R. Driver was co-author
Sara Driver (born 1945), American filmmaker
Toby Driver (born 1978), avant-garde musician, founder of Kayo Dot
William Driver (1803–1886), American ship's captain who coined the phrase "Old Glory" for the U.S. flag
William J. Driver (1873–1948), American politician from Arkansas
William L. Driver (1883–1941), American football coach for Washburn University, Mississippi, TCU and UC Davis

References

^ ^a ^b P. H. Reaney (edited by R. M. Wilson) (1997). A Dictionary of English surnames. Oxford University Press. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press.

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[reaney-1] P. H. Reaney (edited by R. M. Wilson) (1997). A Dictionary of English surnames. Oxford University Press. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[HH-2] Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press.

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List of People with the surname Driver

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