Drought Family History
Drought Name Meaning
Irish (Offaly): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Droichid from droichead ‘bridge’ more usually Anglicized as Bridgeman . English: nickname from Middle English drowthe dro(u)ghte ‘dryness drought; thirst’ (Old English drugath).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022