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Where did the English Drain family come from? What is the English Drain family crest and coat of arms? When did the Drain family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Drain family history?
The surname Drain is derived from the Middle English word "drane," or drone, which is the male honey bee.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Drane, Drain, Drone, Dron, Dran, Drayne, Drayn and others.First found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1276 when Roger Drane held estates in that shire.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Drain research. Another 262 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1455, and 1487 are included under the topic Early Drain History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Drain family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 187 words(13 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Drain. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Drain Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Henry Drain, who arrived in New York city in 1811
- Henry Drain, who arrived in New Jersey in 1811
- John Drain, who arrived in New Jersey in 1811
- Richard Drain, who landed in New York, NY in 1816
- William Drain, aged 24, arrived in New York in 1854
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The Drain Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Drain Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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