Drost

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English

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Proper noun

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Drost (plural Drosts)

  1. A surname.

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Drost is the 11355th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2778 individuals. Drost is most common among White (95.75%) individuals.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From drost.

The island is indirectly named after poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647), who occupied the position of drost of nearby Muiden. See also Hooft and Warenar.

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Drost

  1. An island in North Holland, Netherlands
  2. a surname

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German droste, from earlier drossete, drotsēte, drotsāte. Cognate with Dutch drost and Middle High German truhtsæze, whence the doublet Truchsess (steward of a princely household, sewer). See there for more.

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Drost m (strong or weak, genitive Drostes or Drosts or Drosten, plural Droste or Drosten)

  1. (Northern Germany, historical) reeve, sheriff, bailiff (official in charge of a rural district)
    Synonyms: Amtshauptmann, Landvogt

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Polish

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Etymology

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Variant of Drozd.

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Drost m pers

  1. a male surname

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Drost f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

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  • Drost”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022