Drew (name) explained
Drew 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 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 Barrymore (born 1975), American actress
- Drew Gilpin Faust (born 1947), American historian and 28th President of Harvard University
- Drew Mechielsen (born 1997), Canadian BMX cyclist
- Drew Sidora (born 1985), American singer and actress
Surname
- Alvin Drew (born 1962), American astronaut
- Ben Drew (disambiguation), several people
- Bryce Drew (born 1974), American basketball player and coach; son of Homer Drew and brother of Scott Drew
- Cameron Drew (born 1964), American baseball player
- Charles R. Drew (1904–1950), American physician and medical researcher
- Dan Drew (1878–1923), Irish hurler
- Dan Drew (politician) (born 1979), American politician, mayor of Middletown, Connecticut 2011–2019
- Daniel Drew (1797–1879), American businessman, steamship and railroad developer, and financier; one of the founders of Drew University
- Daniel Drew (cricketer) (born 1996), Australian cricketer
- Daniel Drew (rugby union) (1850–1914), Scottish rugby player
- David Drew (politician) (born 1952), British politician
- Dennis Drew (born 1957), American musician
- Doug Drew (1920–2005), player in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Ellen Drew (1915–2003), American actress
- Fanny Drew, Canadian film producer
- Frank Drew (1930-2021), US Air Force vice commander
- George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP) (1826–1891), Canadian politician (grandfather of George A. Drew)
- George A. Drew (1894–1973), Canadian politician
- George Franklin Drew (1827–1900), American politician
- Georgiana Drew (1856–1893), American stage actress
- Gerald A. Drew (1903–1970), American Foreign Service Officer
- Harold Drew (1894–1979), American college football coach
- 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), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Irving W. Drew (1845–1922), American politician
- Captain J. Drew (Kent cricketer), 18th-century English amateur cricketer
- J. D. Drew (born 1975), American baseball player
- James Syme Drew (1883–1955), Major-General in the British Army during World War II
- Jane Drew (1911–1996), English architect
- Jeff Van Drew (born 1953), American politician
- John Drew Sr. (1827–1862), Irish-American stage actor
- John Drew Jr. (1853–1927), American actor
- John Drew (basketball) (1954–2022), American basketball player
- Jordan Drew (born 1995), Australian Rugby League player
- Joseph Drew (1814–1883), English newspaper editor
- Kara Drew (born 1975), American wrestler best known under the ring name Cherry
- Kenny Drew (1928–1993), American musician
- Kenny Drew Jr. (1958–2014), American jazz pianist
- Kevin Drew (born 1976), Canadian musician
- Larry Drew (born 1958), American basketball player
- Larry Drew II (born 1990), American basketball player
- Lauren Drew (born 1993), Welsh actress and singer
- Linzi Drew (born 1959), English glamour model
- Lori Drew, defendant in United States v. Lori Drew
- Louisa Lane Drew (1820–1897), British-American actress and theatre owner
- Malaya Drew (born 1978), American actress
- Maurice Jones-Drew (born 1985), American footballer
- Michael Drew, chemistry professor at the University of Reading
- Norman Drew (1932–2023), Northern Irish golfer
- Pamela Drew (1910–1989), British artist
- Paula Drew (1926–2019), American former actress, singer, and commercial spokesperson
- R. Harmon Drew Sr. (1917–1995), American judge and politician
- Richard Drew (photographer) (born 1946), American photojournalist
- Richard Gurley Drew (1899–1980), American inventor
- Richard Maxwell Drew (1822–1850), American politician
- Robert Drew (1924–2014), American documentary filmmaker
- Robert Drew (politician) (1575–1645), English politician
- Ronnie Drew (1934–2008), Irish folk singer and musician
- Ronnie Le Drew, Canadian puppeteer
- Samuel Drew (1765–1833), English Methodist theologian
- Samuel J. Drew (1863–1926), American politician
- Sarah Drew (born 1980), American actress
- Scott Drew (born 1970), American college basketball coach; brother of Bryce Drew and son of Homer Drew
- Stephen Drew (born 1983), American Major League Baseball 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, American football player
Fictional characters
- Drew Torres, in Degrassi
- Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe
- Nancy Drew, teen sleuth
- Dr. Drakken, real name Drew Lipsky
- Drew Pickles, in the cartoon Rugrats
- Drew (Pokémon), in the Pokémon anime series
- Drew Saturday, mother of Zak Saturday in The Secret Saturdays
- Drew Kirk, from TV soap opera Neighbours
- Drew Tanaka, in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians book series
- Alexander Drew, in True Blood
- Sydney Drew, in the Power Rangers S.P.D. TV series
- Drew Misham, from
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Drew Name Meaning & Drew Family History at Ancestry.com®. 2021-01-21. www.ancestry.com.
- Web site: Ó Draoi - Irish Names and Surnames.
