The Drumond Last Name

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Drummond could easily become Drumond. The family name meaning is “ridge”, the same as for Drummond.

• Without the “m” of Drummond, Drumond is a simpler written form of the same name.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Other spellings include Drummon.

Heraldry and the Drumond name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Drumond, so the heraldry linked to Drummond is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Drumond family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.