Drabble Family History

Drabble Surname Meaning

Perhaps from an unattested Middle English personal name Drabel or Drabil. It is presumably related to the Old English personal name Drabba which is recorded as the name of a Peterborough festerman in 963–92 (Anglo-Saxon Charters) and which may have survived in the surnames of Robert Drabe 1161 in Pipe Rolls (Lincs).

Walter Drabbe, a merchant recorded in 1327 in Subsidy Rolls (Clare Suffolk), and Hillary Drabbe of Saint Ingunger (Lanivet Cornwall) from 1433 in TNA, demonstrate the continuity of the name’s use through the centuries.

The etymology of Drabba is uncertain but possibly derives from a Germanic root meaning ‘to hew out’; Drabel -il has the Old English diminutive suffix -el.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Krabbe, Frable, Gribble, Grable, Bramble, Raible, Tribble, Dibble, Tramble, Dralle

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980	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
20K	Census and Voter Lists
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You can see how Drabble families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Drabble family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Drabble families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 10 Drabble families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 59% of all the recorded Drabble's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Drabble families in 1911.

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What did your Drabble ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Drabble.

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Farmer

75%

Machiniste

25%

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What is the average Drabble lifespan?

Between 1969 and 2003, in the United States, Drabble life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Drabble in 1969 was 78, and 90 in 2003.

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Drabble Surname Meaning

The etymology of Drabba is uncertain but possibly derives from a Germanic root meaning ‘to hew out’; Drabel -il has the Old English diminutive suffix -el.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Drabble family from?

What did your Drabble ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Drabble.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

75%

Machiniste

25%

What Drabble family records will you find?

What is the average Drabble lifespan?

Between 1969 and 2003, in the United States, Drabble life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Drabble in 1969 was 78, and 90 in 2003.

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