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Where did the English Drowns family come from? What is the English Drowns family crest and coat of arms? When did the Drowns family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Drowns family history?
The surname Drowns 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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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Henry Drain, who arrived in New York city in 1811; Cathrine Drain, who arrived in St. John, New Brunswick between the years 1833-1838; William Drown, a bonded passenger, who arrived in Maryland in 1742.
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