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![Show Contents]() Drey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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This name is a nickname for someone who is 'enduring, patient', 'doughty, fierce', 'slow, tedious' from the Middle English word "dre" or "dregh." 1 Another source claims the name means 'crafty, cunning' from the same Middle English word. 2 Early Origins of the Drey familyThe surname Drey was first found in Norfolk where the Pipe Rolls of 1219 listed Roger Drie as holding lands there at that time. Later records show Geoffrey Drye in 1292 and the Feet of Fines for Essex list William Drye there in 1321. The Feet of Fines for Cambridgeshire includes an entry for Walter Drye in 1339. 1 Early History of the Drey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Drey research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1321, 1455, 1487 and 1858 are included under the topic Early Drey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Drey Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Dry, Drey, Drye, Dray, Dreigh, Drie, Dreye and others. Early Notables of the Drey familyMore information is 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 3
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 3
- Max Drey, who settled in Oregon in 1890
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- 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)
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Drey migration to the United States 
