Drage Family History

Drage Surname Meaning

English (Northamptonshire): nickname from Middle English drag(g)e dreg(g)e drige ‘sweetmeat comfit; mixture of grains sown together’ (Old French dragie dragé), hence probably a metonymic occupational name for a farmer or a grain merchant.

German: from an ancient Germanic personal name Trago or a habitational name from a place called Drage near Hamburg or in Schleswig-Holstein.

Norwegian: variant of Drag from the dative case.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Drag, Drake, Drass, Krage, Drago, Dagel, Draves, Drape, Grace, Trager

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Where is the Drage family from?

You can see how Drage families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Drage family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Drage families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 7 Drage families living in Ontario. This was about 70% of all the recorded Drage's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Drage families in 1911.

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What did your Drage ancestors do for a living?

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

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Farmer

43%

Carpenter

29%

Laborer

29%

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Census Record

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There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Drage. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1K military records available for the last name Drage. For the veterans among your Drage ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Drage lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Drage life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Drage in 1963 was 83, and 79 in 2004.

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Drage Surname Meaning

German: from an ancient Germanic personal name Trago or a habitational name from a place called Drage near Hamburg or in Schleswig-Holstein.

Norwegian: variant of Drag from the dative case.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Drage family from?

What did your Drage ancestors do for a living?

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

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

43%

Carpenter

29%

Laborer

29%

What Drage family records will you find?

What is the average Drage lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Drage life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Drage in 1963 was 83, and 79 in 2004.

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Drage Surname Meaning

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Drage Surname Meaning

122,000 record(s) for Drage

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Where is the Drage family from?

What did your Drage ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

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Military Records

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What is the average Drage lifespan?

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