Driver is a surname of German origin, which referred to someone from the ancient

Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ...

tribe of

Treveri The Trēverī (Gaulish: *''Trēueroi'') were a Celtic tribe of the Belgae group who inhabited the lower valley of the Moselle from around 150 BCE, if not earlier, until their displacement by the Franks. Their domain lay within the southern fringe ...

who once inhabited the lower valley of the

Moselle The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it jo ...

between France, Belgium and Germany. The name was originally ''Trever'' and has other variants such as Treviri, Triver,

Trevor Trevor (Trefor (disambiguation), Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh language, Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', ...

, or

Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...

. In England, it is an occupational surname meaning the driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plough, or of loose cattle. It is recorded since the thirteenth century.

List of People with the surname Driver

* Alfred Carter (cricketer), Australian Rules footballer who played for four seasons (1888–1891) under the assumed surname "Driver" *

Adam Driver Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award; making him one of few performers nominated ...

(born 1983), American actor *

Alexander Gooch and Alice Driver Alexander Gooch and Alice Driver (both died 4 November 1558) were natives of the area around Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, who were arrested, put to an inquisition and burnt to death at the stake in Ipswich for their adherence to the protestant fa ...

(both died 1558), English Protestant martyrs *

Andrew Driver Andrew David Driver (born 20 November 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has represented Scotland at schoolboy level and England, where he was born, for the under-21 side. Club career Hearts Driver was bor ...

(born 1987), English footballer *

Arthur Driver Arthur Robert Driver (25 November 1909 – 18 May 1981) was an Australian engineer, army officer and public servant. He was the Administrator of the Northern Territory between 1946 and 1951. Early life and education Driver was born on 25 November ...

(1909–1981), Australian engineer, army officer, and public servant *

Betty Driver Elizabeth Mary Driver, (20 May 1920 – 15 October 2011) was a British actress and singer, best known for her role as Betty Williams in the long-running ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'', a role she played for 42 years from 1969 to 2011, ap ...

(1920–2011), English singer, actress. and author *

Bruce Driver Bruce Douglas Driver (born April 29, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1983–84 until 1997–98. Early life When he was 12, Driver played in the 1975 Quebec I ...

(born 1962), Canadian ice-hockey player *

Charles Henry Driver Charles Henry Driver FRIBA (23 March 1832 – 27 October 1900) was a significant British architect of the Victorian era, with a reputation for pioneering use of ornamental iron work for which he was seen as a leading authority. Biography Driver ...

(1832–1900), British architect * Chris Driver (born 1981), Australian-Mauritian footballer * Craig Driver (born 1988), American baseball coach *

Danny Driver Danny Driver (born 1977) is a British classical pianist. Biography Danny Driver was born and grew up in London. His mother is Israeli, and his first language was Hebrew. His father is was a keen amateur violinist who studied at Oxford Universi ...

(born 1977), British classical pianist *

(born 1977), American businessman and music producer *

Donald Driver Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver. After playing college football for Alcorn State University, Driver was picked by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. ...

(born 1975), American football player *

Godfrey Rolles Driver Sir Godfrey Rolles Driver (20 August 1892 – 22 April 1975), known as G. R. Driver, was an English Orientalist noted for his studies of Semitic languages and Assyriology.J. A. Emerton, 'Driver, Sir Godfrey Rolles (1892–1975)'. In ''Oxfo ...

(1892–1975), English orientalist *

James G. Driver James Glenn Driver (August 10, 1889 – October 1975) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Newberry College in 1916 and at The College o ...

(1889–1975), American college basketball coach * Jeremiah Driver (1861–1946), English cricketer *

Jon Driver Jonathon Stevens "Jon Driver" (4 July 1962 – 28 November 2011) was a psychologist and neuroscientist. He was a leading figure in the study of perception, selective attention and multisensory integration in the normal and damaged human brain ...

(1962–2011), British psychologist and neuroscientist *

Jonty Driver Charles Jonathan Driver, usually known as Jonty Driver, (born 1939) is a South African anti-apartheid activist, former political prisoner, educationalist, poet and writer. Childhood "Jonty" Driver was born in Cape Town in 1939, but spent the ...

(1939–2023), South African anti-apartheid activist, former political prisoner, educationalist, poet and writer *

Michael B. Driver Michael Branner Driver (1868–1942) was Mayor of Berkeley, California from 1927 to 1930, and Sheriff of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Alameda County, from 1930 to 1939. He resigned as Mayor of Berkeley when he was appointed Sheriff, replaci ...

(1868–1942), American politician *

Minnie Driver Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is an English actress. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in 1995's '' Circle of Friends''. She went on to star in a wide range of films including the cult classic ''Grosse ...

(born 1970), English actress and singer *

Moses Driver Moses Driver is a Fijian police officer, who is the immediate past Deputy Commissioner of Police. In this capacity, he assisted Commissioner of Police Andrew Hughes. A major part of Driver's work was pursuing investigations into the Fiji c ...

, Fijian police officer * Nancy Driver (1933-2009), better known as

Nancy Walters Nancy Walters (born Nancy Driver on June 26, 1933 – September 29, 2009) was an American model, actress and minister. Early years Walters was born in Mount Plymouth, Florida, and brought up near Mount Plymouth and Zellwood, Florida. A bone inf ...

, American model, actress, and minister *

Oliver Driver Oliver Driver (born 22 November 1974) is a New Zealand actor, director, broadcaster and television presenter. Television Driver was the host of ''Let's Be Frank'', and the Creative Director of New Zealand's only alternative music television st ...

(born 1974), New Zealand actor and director *

Paddy Driver Paddy may refer to: People *Paddy (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname *An ethnic slur for an Irishman Birds *Paddy (pigeon), a Second World War carrier pigeon *Snowy sheathbill or paddy, a bird species *Black-faced sh ...

(born 1934), South African motorcyclist and racing driver *

Richard Driver Richard Driver (junior) (16 September 1829 – 8 July 1880) was a Sydney solicitor, politician and cricket administrator. Driver was born in Cabramatta, New South Wales, son of Richard Driver, hotel-keeper, and his wife Elizabeth, née Powell ...

(1829–1880), Australian solicitor, politician, and cricket administrator *

Rod Driver Rodney David Driver (July 1, 1932 – January 16, 2022) was a British-born American mathematician known for research on differential equations, and a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Between 1987 and 1995 h ...

(1932-2022), American mathematician and politician *

Ryan Driver Ryan Craig Driver (born 30 April 1979) is an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and Lancashire around the turn of the 21st century. He has captained the Jersey cricket team. Driver was born in Truro, Cornwall, ...

(born 1979), English cricketer *

Samuel Rolles Driver Samuel Rolles Driver (2 October 1846 – 26 February 1914) was an English divine and Hebrew scholar. He devoted his life to the study, both textual and critical, of the Old Testament. He was the father of Sir Godfrey Rolles Driver, also a disti ...

(1846–1914), English biblical scholar *

Sara Driver Sara Miller Driver (born December 15, 1955) is an American independent filmmaker and actress from Westfield, New Jersey. A participant in the independent film scene that flourished in lower Manhattan from the late 1970s through the 1990s, she gain ...

(born 1945), American filmmaker *

Toby Driver Toby Driver is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, producer, label owner, and artist, best known for his work as the leader of the experimental bands Kayo Dot and maudlin of the Well. Driver creates the majority of the album artwor ...

(born 1978), American avant-garde musician, founder of Kayo Dot *

William Driver Old Glory is a nickname for the flag of the United States. The original "Old Glory" was a flag owned by the 19th-century American sea captain William Driver (March 17, 1803 – March 3, 1886), who flew the flag during his career at sea and ...

(1803–1886), American ship's captain who coined the phrase "Old Glory" for the U.S. flag *

William J. Driver William Joshua Driver (March 2, 1873 – October 1, 1948) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Biography Born near Osceola, Arkansas, Driver was the son of John B. and Margar ...

(1873–1948), American politician from Arkansas * William L. Driver (1883–1941), American football coach for Washburn University, Mississippi, TCU, and UC Davis

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List of People with the surname Driver

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