Is 'Dracula' an actual last name?

In Transylvania or the United States (from Transylvania, or another north eastern European country)?
Sorry if I messed up on the geography

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2 Responses to “Is 'Dracula' an actual last name?”

Unique Snowflake said:

March 4th, 2010 at 5:57 pm

Here is some interesting information I found about the original ‘Dracula’, Vlad the Impaler (in Romanian Vlad Ţepeş):

His Romanian surname "Drăculea" means "Son of the dragon" and is derived from his father’s title, Vlad the Dragon (see Vlad II Dracul); the latter was a member of the Order of the Dragon created by Emperor Sigismund. The word "Dracul" means "the Devil" in modern Romanian but in Vlad’s day also meant "dragon" and derives from the Latin word "Draco", also meaning "dragon". The suffix "-lea" can be translated as "son of".
Mye Thyme said:

March 4th, 2010 at 5:57 pm

Yes, there is a last name Dracula. I don’t know how legitimate they are. They could just be actors trying for publicity, but in the 1990s there was an L. P. Dracula listed in the New York and New Jersey phone directectories.
There’s an S. Dracula and a B. Dracula in London phone books circa late 1800s to early 1900.
Canada Obituary Colection has a Dracula who died Oct 29, 2007, and the Minnesota Death Index shows a Leo Emil Helin whose mother’s maiden name was Dracula.
And of course where the legend originated - Dracula born 1430 and died 1476. Transylvania.

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