Drew (name)

Drew
Pronunciation	/ˈdru/
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	French, Norman, Irish, English
Region of origin	France, Ireland, England
Other names
Related names	Andrew

Drew (/druː/) is both a surname and a given name. A son of Charlemagne had that name, and it became popular in France as Dreus and Drues.^[1] Another source was the county of Dreux, also in France, ruled by the Counts of Dreux from the 12th century onward. The name was introduced to England by the Normans, in 1066 at the time of the Conquest, and is first found there in the Domesday Book. Another derivation is from the Irish Ó Draoi, literally meaning "Descendant of the Druid".^[2] As a male given name, it can be a shortened version of Andrew.

First name

Male

Drew (artist) (born 1979), American artist of webcomic Toothpaste for Dinner
Drew Arnott, Scottish-Canadian musician and songwriter
Drew Binsky, American travel blogger
Drew Bledsoe (born 1972), American football player
Drew Brees (born 1979), American football player
Drew Burress (born 2004), American baseball player
Drew Butera (born 1983), American baseball player and coach
Drew Carey (born 1958), American actor, comedian, and game show host
Drew Carlton (born 1995), American baseball player
Drew Chadwick, musician on Season 2 of The X Factor
Drew Crawford (born 1990), American basketball player
Drew Dalman (born 1998), American football player
Drew Dalton, American philosopher
Drew Dollar (born 2000), American NASCAR driver
Drew Doughty (born 1989), Canadian hockey player
Drew Ellis (disambiguation), several people
Drew Eubanks (born 1997), American basketball player
Drew Ferris (born 1992), American football player
Drew Forbes (born 1997), American football player
Drew Fortier (born 1987), American musician, songwriter, filmmaker, actor, and author
Drew French (born 1984), American baseball coach
Drew Fuller (born 1983), American actor
Drew Goddard (born 1975), American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer
Drew Gooden (born 1981), Finnish-American sports broadcaster and former basketball player
Drew Gooden (comedian) (born 1993), American comedian and commentary YouTuber
Drew Gordon (born 1990), American basketball player
Drew Griffin (1962–2022), American broadcast journalist
Drew Gulak, American professional wrestler
Drew Hedman (born 1986), American baseball coach
Drew Houston (born 1983), American Internet entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Dropbox
Drew Hutchison (born 1990), American baseball player
Drew Hutchison (born 1995), Australian rugby footballer
Drew Jackson (born 1993), American baseball player
Drew Johnson (born 1979), American columnist, political commentator, investigative reporter and former think tank executive
Drew Lock (born 1996), American NFL quarterback
Drew Lynch, American comedian
Drew Magary, American writer
Drew Mahalic (born 1953), American football player
Drew McIntyre, Scottish professional wrestler
Drew Miller (disambiguation), several people
Drew Neemia, New Zealand television personality and singer
Drew Nixon, former member of Texas Senate
Drew Pavlou (born 1999), Australian activist and philosophy student, organiser of pro-democracy demonstrations in support of Hong Kong
Drew Peterson (born 1954), American murderer
Drew Pinsky (born 1958), American physician and TV personality
Drew Plitt (born 1998), American football player
Drew Pomeranz (born 1988), American baseball player
Drew Rasmussen (born 1995), American baseball player
Drew Rosenhaus (born 1966), American sports agent
Drew Sample (born 1996), American football player
Drew Sanders (born 2000), American football player
Drew Seeley (born 1982), Canadian-American actor, singer, and dancer
Drew Shafer (1936–1989), American gay rights activist
Drew Smith (disambiguation), several people
Drew Smyly (born 1989), American baseball player
Drew Stanton (born 1984), American football player
Drew Starkey (born 1993), American actor
Drew Steckenrider (born 1991), American baseball player
Drew Struzan (born 1947), American illustrator and painter
Drew Stubbs (born 1984), American baseball player
Drew Taggart (born 1989), American songwriter and vocal of The Chainsmokers
Drew Timme born 2000, American basketball player
Drew VerHagen (born 1990), American baseball player
Drew Waters (born 1998), American professional baseball player
Drew Weissman (born 1959), American physician and immunologist
Justin Drew Bieber (born 1994), Canadian singer-songwriter

Female

Drew Afualo (born 1995), American influencer, podcaster, and author
Drew Barrymore (born 1975), American actress
Drew Gilpin Faust (born 1947), American historian and 28th President of Harvard University
Drew Harvell, Marine ecologist
Drew Jacoby (born 1984), American contemporary ballet dancer
Drew Mechielsen (born 1997), Canadian BMX cyclist
Drew Sidora (born 1985), American singer and actress
Drew Shiflett (born 1951), American visual artist
Drew Spence (born 1992), Jamaican professional footballer
Drew Sycamore (born 1990), Danish singer and songwriter

Surname

Male

Alvin Drew (born 1962), American astronaut
Arthur Drew (1912–1993), English civil servant
Ben Drew (disambiguation), several people
Bill Drew (1890–1955), Australian VFL player
Bryce Drew (born 1974), American college basketball coach and former player; son of Homer Drew and brother of Scott Drew
Cameron Drew (born 1964), American former MLB player
Charles R. Drew (1904–1950), American physician and medical researcher
Daniel Drew (disambiguation), several people
David Drew (politician) (born 1952), British politician
Dennis Drew (born 1957), American musician
Doug Drew (1920–2005), American CFL player
Eric Drew, American crime victim
Frank Drew (1930–2021), American brigadier general
Frank Drew (lighthouse keeper) (1864–1931), American lighthouse keeper
George Drew, several people
Gerald A. Drew (1903–1970), American Foreign Service Officer
Harold Drew (1894–1979), American college football coach
Harry Drew (1902–1972), Australian accountant, politician, and company director
Homer Drew (born 1944), American college basketball coach; father of Bryce and Scott Drew
Howard Drew (1890–1957), American track and field athlete, original "World's Fastest Human", first black judge of Connecticut
Ira W. Drew (1878–1972), American politician
Irving W. Drew (1845–1922), American politician
Captain J. Drew (Kent cricketer), 18th-century English amateur cricketer
J. D. Drew (born 1975), American former MLB player
James Drew, several people
Jeff Van Drew (born 1953), American politician
John Drew, several people
Jordan Drew (born 1995), Australian international rugby league footballer
Joseph Drew (1814–1883), English newspaper editor, steamboat proprietor, art collector, writer, and lecturer
Kenny Drew (1928–1993), American-Danish jazz pianist
Kenny Drew Jr. (1958–2014), American jazz pianist
Kevin Drew (born 1976), Canadian musician and songwriter
Larry Drew (born 1958), American NBA coach and former player
Larry Drew II (born 1990), American former NBA player
Maurice Jones-Drew (born 1985), American former NFL player
Michael Drew, English professor emeritus of chemistry
Norman Drew (1932–2023), Northern Irish professional golfer
R. Harmon Drew Sr. (1917–1995), American judge and politician
Richard Drew, several people
Robert Drew (disambiguation), several people
Ronnie Drew (1934–2008), Irish folk singer, musician, and actor
Ronnie Le Drew (born 1947), Canadian-born British puppeteer
Samuel Drew (disambiguation), several people
Scott Drew (born 1970), American college basketball coach; brother of Bryce Drew and son of Homer Drew
Stephen Drew (born 1983), American former MLB player
Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802–1879), American politician
Noble Drew Ali, real name Timothy Drew (1886–1929), American founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America
Willie Drew (born 2000), American football player

Female

Elizabeth Drew (born 1935), American political journalist and author
Ellen Drew (1915–2003), American actress
Fanny Drew, Canadian film producer
Georgiana Drew (1856–1893), American stage actress
Jane Drew (1911–1996), English architect and town planner
Kara Drew (born 1975), American wrestler best known under the ring name Cherry
Lauren Drew (born 1993), Welsh actress and singer
Linzi Drew (born 1958), English former glamour model, producer, adult model, and pornographic actress
Lori Drew, American defendant in United States v. Lori Drew
Louisa Lane Drew (1820–1897), English-American actress and theatre owner
Malaya Drew (born 1978), American stage-, film-, and television actress
Pamela Drew (1910–1989), British artist
Patti Drew (born 1944), American pop singer
Paula Drew (1926–2019), American former actress, singer, and commercial spokesperson
Sarah Drew (born 1980), American actress and director

Fictional characters

Drew, in the US teen sitcom Drake & Josh, played by James Immekus
Drew Baird, in the US satirical sitcom TV series 30 Rock, played by Jon Hamm
Drew Baker, in the US action drama TV series Scorpion, played by Brendan Hines
Drew Ballinger, in the 1972 US thriller film Deliverance, played by Ronny Cox
Drew Boyd, in the US drama TV series Queer as Folk, played by Matt Battaglia
Drew Buchanan, in the US soap opera One Life to Live, played by Keith Bogart, Victor Browne, and Sam Ball
Drew Buchanan II, in the US soap opera One Life to Live, played by Mia-Bella Knight, Elijah Ford, and Isaiah Ford
Drew Curtis, in the Australian TV soap opera Home and Away, played by Bobby Morley
Drew Donovan, in the US TV soap opera Days of Our Lives, played by Charles Shaughnessy
Dr. Drakken (real name Drew Lipsky), in the US animated action comedy TV series Kim Possible, voiced by John DiMaggio; played by Todd Stashwick and Maxwell Simkins (young)
Drew Kirk, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Dan Paris
Drew Misham, in the visual novel adventure video game Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Drew Pickles, in the US animated TV series Rugrats, voiced by Michael Bell and Timothy Simons
Drew (Pokémon), in the Pokémon anime series, voiced by Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese), Oliver Wyman (4Kids), and Bill Rogers (TPCi) (English)
Drew Rock, in the US semi-autobiographical sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, played by Tequan Richmond
Drew Saturday, in the US animated TV series The Secret Saturdays, voiced by Nicole Sullivan
Drew Sharp, in the US neo-Western crime media franchise Breaking Bad, played by Samuel Webb
Drew Suffin, in the US medical sitcom Scrubs, played by Michael Mosley
Drew Tanaka, in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians US fantasy novel series
Drew Torres, in the Canadian teen drama TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation, played by Luke Bilyk
Drew Vincent, in the US children's TV series Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills, played by Jill Urbach (credited as K. Jill Sorgen)
Alexander Drew, in the US fantasy horror drama TV series True Blood, played by Jacob Hopkins
Nancy Drew, teen sleuth
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), in the US Marvel Comics Universe
Sydney Drew, in the Power Rangers S.P.D. TV series, played by Alycia Purrott

References

^ "Drew Name Meaning & Drew Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
^ "Ó Draoi - Irish Names and Surnames".

Drew (name)

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Surname

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See also