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Cognomen Dryden (Dryden , Драйден , درايدن) , around the globe, is a common last name. The last name Dryden is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is quite a common surname, Cayman Islands, and Isle of Man. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Much less frequently, Dryden is the forename as well as the last name.