Drought Surname
Approximately 995 people bear this surname
Drought Surname Definition:
This name has several origins. Apart from supposed immigrants from Holland etc. and confusion with Drew, it is definitely an anglicization of two Gaelic Irish names viz Ó Drochtaigh of Leinster and Ó Droichid of Limerick and Clare, now usually made Bridgeman.
Read More About This SurnameDrought Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 457 | 1:793,127 | 61,249 |
| England | 129 | 1:431,923 | 29,000 |
| New Zealand | 125 | 1:36,227 | 6,204 |
| Ireland | 100 | 1:47,089 | 3,474 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 170 | 1:26,058 | 2,782 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 197 | 1:254,917 | 21,039 |
Drought (28) may also be a first name.
Drought Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This name has several origins. Apart from supposed immigrants from Holland etc. and confusion with Drew, it is definitely an anglicization of two Gaelic Irish names viz Ó Drochtaigh of Leinster and Ó Droichid of Limerick and Clare, now usually made Bridgeman. MIF 92
This name has several origins. Apart from supposed immigrants from Holland etc. and confusion with Drew, it is definitely an anglicization of two Gaelic Irish names viz Ó Drochtaigh of Leinster and Ó Droichid of Limerick and Clare, now usually made Bridgeman. MIF 92
This name may be corrupted from Drewett, Druitt; perhaps diminutive of Drew, Drewe, Dray; either from the early personal name Drogo, or from Dreux, in Bretagne. Drewett may also sometimes be a diminutive formed from Andrew. Lower says Drew, Drewe is a common nickname for Andrew.
From the German, Drath; a personal name.
Drought Demographics
Average Drought Salary in
United States
$50,736 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Drought Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drought Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Drought is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Drought? popularity and diffusion
The last name Drought is the 363,083rd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,324,167 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Drought live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 28 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 457 people, or 1 in 793,127. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.
Drought Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Drought has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Drought last name rose 232 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 248 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 41 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Drought Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Drought last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Drought last name are 23.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.45% being registered with the political party.
The amount Drought earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.58% more than the national average, earning $50,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $47,676 CAD per year.
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