Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ADRIAN
There are approximately 2,223 people named Adrian in the UK. That makes it the 4,127th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 35 are named Adrian.
Region of origin
Europe
Country of origin
Unknown
Language of origin
Unknown
Religion of origin
Unknown
Classification
Unknown
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
AdrainAadrian
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Adraian
Aderian
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Adran
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Addriance
Addrianse
Adraine
Adariana
Adariano
Adairiann
Addran
Aadriaen
The Adrian surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Latin. Local) From the city of Hadria. Gesner derives it from the Greek ??, great or wealthy.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ADRIAN. A personal name, the Lat. Hadrianus.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.