Surname Dries - Meaning and Origin
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Dries: What does the surname Dries mean?
The last name Dries is of Dutch origin and is derived from the first name 'Andries', which is the Dutch form of 'Andrew'. In Greek, Andrew means 'man' or 'manly'. However, as a surname, Dries may not carry this particular meaning since surnames often signify geographical locations, occupations, or physical attributes of individuals. Nonetheless, Dries may have been originally used as a patronymic surname indicating 'son of Andries or Andrew'. The surname Dries is prevalent in regions with Dutch influence or heritage, such as Belgium and the Netherlands.
A notable person with this last name is the Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten.
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The last name Dries is common in the Low Countries of Europe. These include Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, areas in which Dutch is either an official language or common tongue. In addition, the name has become common in areas of large numbers of Dutch immigrants, primarily in the northern, western and mid-western regions of the United States, such as Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota. It is also found throughout the Anglosphere, especially in the United Kingdom, in both Canada and Australia.
In Belgium, one of the regions with the highest density of people with the name Dries is Flanders. It has been suggested that the surname originated there and was spread to other areas during times of immigration.
In terms of the United States, the surname Dries is most common in the states bordering the Great Lakes. The 2019 Census results recorded that most of the population with the surname Dries resided in the states of Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio. Within these regions, large Dutch organizations and communities exist, which can be traced back to the late 19th century.
Outside of the Americas, there are also concentrations of people bearing the last name Dries in northeast Germany, in cities such as Berlin. In addition, it is also quite common in Austria, where an estimated 11,000 people have the surname today.
Variations of the surname Dries
The variants, spellings, and surnames of the same origin for the surname Dries are:
Driss, Driessen, Drees, Dreesen, Dreesman, Driesch, Driese, Driess, Drissen, Druissen, Druisse, Druyi, Drüssen, Dreesmann, Dröge, Dreis, Dreiss, Dreissen, Dreisse, Dreher, Dreiß, Dreß, Dries, Drissner, Dreßler, Dreßel, Dreßmann, Druss, Drell, Dreese, Dreisig, Drescher, Dreja, Dreijer, De Ruyter, De Ryck, Driesel, 1920.
The common origin of these names lies in the Dutch/Frisian language. The original form of the name was "Dries", which means "man from the village Thries". This name spread to many countries, including the United States, and various spellings have emerged over the years. Sometimes the name could be written with or without the extra "e" (Dries or Driess). In some cases, the surname could become Anglicized to Dreis, Dres or Dresch.
The variants Driss, Driessen, Drees, and Dreesen show the influence of dialects from dialect regions in the Netherlands, such as the northeast, where the letter "e" often becomes "i". Driesch and Driese are very rare spellings only used in some parts of Germany and Switzerland.
Most of these surnames, though, are derived from the Dutch form Dries and were spread mostly in countries with close ties to Holland, such as Belgium, France and the United States. The Dutch form of the name is still used in Holland today.
Famous people with the name Dries
- Diane Dries
- Maarten Driesen
- Eveline Driesen
- Robert Driesen
- Kain Driesen
- Ryan Driesen
- Shane Driesen
- Ties Driesen
- Rebecca Driesen
- Larry Driesen
- Annelies Driesen
- Geert Driesen
- Jef Driesen
- Bart Driesen
- Robby Driesen
- Thomas Dries
- Connelly Dries
- Evelyn Dries
- Sarah Dries
- Carl Driesen
- Diederick Driesen
- Thomas Driesen
- Leslie Driesen
- Lou Driesen
- Kimberly Driesen
- Emily Driesen
- Jenna Driesen
- Silke Driesen
- Joran Driesen
- Philip Driesen
- Chris Driesen
- Glenn Driesen
- Pieter Driesen
- Geert Driesen
- Hans Driesen
- Wim Driesen
- Mike Driesen
- Anne Driesen
- Luis Enrique Driesen
- Nico Driesen
- Jton Driesen
- Kyle Driesen
- Yannick Driesen
- Myles Driesen
- Lukas Driesen
- Kuno Driesen
- Pieter Driesen
- Jan Driesen
- Maarten Driesen
- Erwin Driesen