▁A ▁pl ague ▁pan demic ▁in ▁Europe , ▁the ▁so - called ▁Black ▁Death ▁( approx . ▁ 1 3 5 0 ), ▁had ▁caused ▁the ▁allocation ▁of ▁the ▁name . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁▁ ▁Com ing ▁into ▁use ▁approximately ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 3 5 0 ▁at ▁the ▁farm - st ead ▁" End e hol z ▁No . ▁ 6 " ▁the ▁name ▁Dr ang meister ▁had ▁spread ▁during ▁the ▁following ▁ 3 5 0 ▁years ▁as ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁adjacent ▁image ▁ ▁- ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁names akes ▁could ▁be ▁determined ▁for ▁that ▁period . ▁ ▁Even ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁there ▁were ▁about ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁approximately ▁ 3 5 0 ▁known ▁names akes ▁living ▁within ▁a ▁circum radius ▁of ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0   km ▁( 3 1   mi ) ▁length ▁around ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ende hol z . ▁ ▁The ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Dr ang meister ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁a ▁Dr ang meister ▁native ▁of ▁Sch arn hor st ▁( a ▁neighbor ing ▁village ▁of ▁Ende hol z ), ▁imm igr ated ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁historical ▁documents ▁you ▁will ▁find ▁the ▁name ▁spell ings : ▁D ran cm ester , ▁D ran ck m ester , ▁Dr ang m ester , ▁Drag m ester , ▁Drag em ester , ▁D ran km ester , ▁D ran ck meister , ▁Dr ang meister , ▁D rank