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Dron Family Crest
Dron Family Crest
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Where did the English Dron family come from? What is the English Dron family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dron family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dron family history?

The surname Dron is derived from the Middle English word "drane," or drone, which is the male honey bee.

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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 Dron research. Another 262 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1455, and 1487 are included under the topic Early Dron History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Dron Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Dron 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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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dron Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • William Dron, who landed in Schuyler County, Ill in 1846

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  7. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  8. Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
  9. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
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The Dron Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dron 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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