Drouin: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Drouin sits within the Drouet family of names, which has French roots. Its meaning, shared with Drouet, is “Little Drogo”. Records show Drouin as one of the forms Drouet took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Drouot.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Drouin with 2,419 bearers, at rank 12,757. INSEE counts 7,664 people born in France with the Drouin surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960.

Arms linked to Drouet and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Drouin family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.