The Drummond surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,922 people carried this name — #2,014 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 17,032 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Drummond surname

A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Drymen’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 254 · public domain.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 6 births for the Drummond name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 4
Leinster 1
Munster 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

31 people named Drummond is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 31

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In Scotland, 1880s

Drummond was 27 in every 10,000 names in Scotland.

That is about 1 in 370. Its home there, in Guppy’s words: “Perthshire and Stirlingshire.” He counted the more than 20,000 names in Halliburton’s County Directory of Scotland, taking Scotland as a whole, and listed only the names that reached 10 in every 10,000.

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), appendix: alphabetical list of the most frequent Scottish names, p. 588 — public domain · names in Halliburton’s County Directory of Scotland, per 10,000 for the whole country.

In Scotland’s registers today

Drummond was recorded 113 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 217th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 214. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

18 families named Drummond, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 105 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Maine 6
South Carolina 3
New York 2
Pennsylvania 2
Maryland 2
Virginia 2
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 238 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Drummond in American newspapers,
1908.

Newspaper page from Lincoln County Leader carrying the name Drummond
Lincoln County Leader 1908-07-31
Newspaper page from The San Juan Islander carrying the name Drummond
The San Juan Islander 1908-06-13
Newspaper page from Eagle River Review carrying the name Drummond
Eagle River Review 1908-03-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,930 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Drummond in Australian newspapers,
1810s–2010s.

109,440 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Drummond. The most, 31,297, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 57,989
Victoria 18,327
Western Australia 10,372
South Australia 9,836
Queensland 9,259
Tasmania 2,603
ACT (Canberra) 848
Northern Territory 47

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Drummond.

Who carried it

People named Drummond,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Maiva Drummond
    Maiva Drummond d. 1977 · actor
  • William W. Drummond d. 1888 · judge
  • Percy Drummond d. 1843 · military personnel
  • John Drummond, 10th of Lennoch d. 1752 · politician
  • Rose Emma Drummond d. 1840 · painter
  • Ltc Francis Drummond d. 1825 · soldier

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Drummond,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,029 records

2,029 records of the Drummond name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 550
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 519
  • Other U.S. records 960
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harry J. Drummond

    Born 1919 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio; hotel manager. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Pickens Cemetery, Fairmont, West Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Drummond

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 58; servant. From Liverpool, England; bound for Boston.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Austin Leon Drummond

    Born 1943; from Greer, South Carolina. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,029 records for Drummond in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia2,066 records

2,066 records of the Drummond name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1,218
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 364
  • Other Australian records 484
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Drummond

    Died 1864 in Longford, Tasmania, aged 41. Will registered in Tasmania in 1864.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frances Arndell Drummond

    Born 1857 in Launceston, Tasmania. Married 1877 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 20.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Drummond

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Asia, arriving 1825; certificate of freedom 1831.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 2,066 records for Drummond in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

United Kingdom310 records

310 records of the Drummond name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 247
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 41
  • Other British records 22
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Wilson Drummond

    Died 1937, aged 53; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry Drummond

    Will proved in 1937; of Aldershot, Hants.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record William Young Drummond

    Born 1894. Died 1916. Named in the University of Edinburgh roll of honour, 1914-1919.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 3 of 310 records for Drummond in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada210 records

210 records of the Drummond name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 99
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 32
  • Other Canadian records 79
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Charles Drummond

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private; of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alex Drummond

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Moravian, landing at Quebec, bound for St. Thomas, Ontario; Scotch.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Shona Lee Drummond

    Buried in 1982 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 28.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 210 records for Drummond in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand43 records

43 records of the Drummond name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 30
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 8
  • Other New Zealand records 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Louisa Drummond

    Died 1925, aged 51; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Eileen Drummond

    Died 1990, aged 77; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Phyllis May Drummond

    Born 1928, died 1994; ashes interred at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 43 records for Drummond in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Drummond name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ann Drummond

    Died 1962 in Valkenburg-Houthem, aged 43.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henrie Drummond

    Married in 1650 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Solina Drummond

    Born 1821 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Drummond in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Drummond name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lesley Alison Drummond

    Born 1909 in Great Britain; died 1993 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Daniel William Drummond

    Born 1925 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 5 records for Drummond in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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