Drey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France

Early Origins of the Drey family

The surname Drey was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Drey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Drey research. Another 157 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1131, 1191, 1600, 1671, 1672 and 1746 are included under the topic Early Drey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Drey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Drée, Drées, Dray, Drait, Draits, Drey, Draye, Drayes, Draie, Draies, Drez, Drai, Drais, Dret, Drei, du Drée, de Drée, Drayer, Draite, Dré, Drer, Drest and many more.

Early Notables of the Drey family

Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Drey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Drey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Drey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Drey, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 1

Drey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antoine Drey, who arrived in America in 1817
Georges Drey, who settled in America in 1846
Elkin Drey, who arrived in Mississippi in 1850 1
Max Drey, who settled in Oregon in 1890

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)