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Drury


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Origin Of The Surname Drury

Meaning Of The Surname Drury

Love

Interesting Facts About Drury

Drury is one of many surnames that is actually from the French and language and was introduced to Britain by Norman invading from France. It comes from the Old French ‘druerie’ which mean love. It would have been used as a term of endearment, in the same way that we would use ‘love’ to refer to someone today. This is an example of where a nickname has become a hereditary surname. Chris Drury the British artist is a famous bearer of this surname.

Drury Statistics

Drury is the number 1236 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 8,125 share the surname Drury in the UK.

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