Cloth merchant or fabric maker
Derived from the Middle English word 'dray' or 'drey', which referred to a sled or cart used for transporting heavy goods, particularly textiles. It likely originated as an occupational surname for a drayman or a merchant who dealt in heavy fabrics. In modern usage, it is often seen as a short form of names like Drayton or Andre.
Less common today
Dray isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,600 in 1993.
NBA All-Star and champion for the Golden State Warriors
Hero of the Kregen science fiction series Β· Dray Prescot series
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).