See also: drone English Etymology As a German surname, spelling variant of Drohne, a city in Westphalia. As an English surname, spelling variant of Drane. As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Drohan; as a Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling variant of Dron in Perthshire. Proper noun Drone (plural Drones) A surname. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Drone is the 27783rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 865 individuals. Drone is most common among White (64.05%) and Black/African American (31.79%) individuals. Further reading Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 490. Anagrams nerdo, orned, Doren, redon, Doner, doner, ronde, Roden, renodWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.