Scottish: habitational name from Dryfesdale near Dumfries, named from the river Dryfe + Old English dæl 'valley'.

What is Drysdale?

noun. a New Zealand breed of sheep with hair growing among its wool: bred for its coat which is used in making carpets.

What clan is Drysdale?

Drysdale was accepted as a sept of Douglas by CDSNA at its organization in 1975 based on the original list from the book Scots Kith and Kin. Documentation for this name being a sept of Douglas is based on the following account found in Family Record of the Name of Dingwall Fordyce in Aberdeenshire (1885).