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

Drum is a name whose ancestors lived among the Picts, a tribe in ancient Scotland. The Drum family lived on the lands of Drum, in the parish of Drumoak in Aberdeenshire where the name can be found since very early times.

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The appearance of the printing press and the first dictionaries in the last few hundred years did much to standardize spelling. Prior to that time scribes spelled according to sound, a practice that resulted in many spelling variations. Drum has been spelled Drum, Drumm and others.

First found in Aberdeenshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Drum research. Another 129 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1372 and 1450 are included under the topic Early Drum History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the Drum family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 154 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The expense of the crossing to the North American colonies seemed small beside the difficulties of remaining in Scotland. It was a long and hard trip, but at its end lay the reward of freedom. Some Scots remained faithful to England and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others fought in the American War of Independence. Much of this lost Scottish heritage has been recovered in the last century through Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Drum:

Drum Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Anna Cathrina Drum, aged 11, landed in New York in 1710
  • Adam Drum, aged 31, landed in Pennsylvania in 1737
  • Phillip Drum who settled in Philadelphia in 1738
  • Philip Drum, aged 36, landed in Pennsylvania in 1738
  • Simon Drum, who arrived in America in 1739


Drum Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Mary Drum, aged 16, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1803
  • Nathl Drum, aged 34, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1803
  • William Drum, aged 20, arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1803
  • Oliver Drum, aged 25, arrived in Maryland in 1813
  • Thomas Drum, aged 24, arrived in America in 1822


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  • James Drum (b. 1917), American Actor
  • Hugh Aloysius Drum (1879-1951), American general
  • Kevin Drum (b. 1958), American political blogger and columnist
  • Lieutenant-General Hugh Aloysius Drum (1879-1951), American Commanding General Northeast Defense Command (1941-1943)
  • Christopher James Drum (b. 1974), New Zealand cricket player
  • Damian Kevin Drum (b. 1960), the Australian Nationals member for Northern Region in the Victorian parliament
  • Marcus James Drum (b. 1987), Australian rules footballer


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The Drum Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Drum 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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