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The Drouin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,419 people carried this name — #12,757 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 122,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 2,349 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Drouin surname

From French Drouin, from Norman Drouin, corruption of Derouvin.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Drouin» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 3,271 people named Drouin.

44 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 75 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 44
Paris 363
Sarthe 249
Meurthe-et-Moselle 183
Marne 174
Ille-et-Vilaine 137
Orne 131
Seine-Maritime 127
Yvelines 124

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Drouin in American newspapers,
1894–1914.

Newspaper page from The Lakeland Evening Telegram carrying the name Drouin
The Lakeland Evening Telegram 1914-01-31
Newspaper page from Burrillville News Gazette carrying the name Drouin
Burrillville News Gazette 1894-03-16
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Drouin
Omaha Daily Bee 1912-12-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,087 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Drouin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean-Baptiste Drouin
    Jean-Baptiste Drouin 1816–1898 · politician
  • François-Xavier Drouin
    François-Xavier Drouin 1845–1922 · judge
  • Florent Drouin 1540–1612 · sculptor
  • Dorimond 1628–1664 · actor
  • René-Hyacinthe Drouin 1680–1740
  • Protais Drouin 1713–1782

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Drouin is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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