Drake Name Meaning: This is a variant of an old English name 'Draca',meaning 'Snake' or 'Dragon'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin & if used as a nickname would apply to somebody with fierce & formidable qualities,'fierce in battle'.
Discover how your Drake ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 45 |
| Berkshire | 49 |
| Cambridgeshire | 119 |
| Channel Islands | 24 |
| Cheshire | 45 |
| Cornwall | 48 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 543 |
| Dorset | 271 |
| Durham | 24 |
| Essex | 194 |
| Gloucestershire | 117 |
| Hampshire | 113 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 45 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 63 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 111 |
| Lancashire | 118 |
| Leicestershire | 20 |
| Lincolnshire | 50 |
| London | 660 |
| Middlesex | 46 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 452 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 67 |
| Oxfordshire | 19 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 63 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 199 |
| Somerset | 71 |
| Surrey | 34 |
| Sussex | 20 |
| Staffordshire | 48 |
| Warwickshire | 80 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 72 |
| Worcestershire | 30 |
| Yorkshire | 1,716 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 660 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 192 |
| House Servant | 78 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 69 |
| Dress Maker | 53 |
| At Home | 53 |
| Labourer | 50 |
| Servant | 48 |
| Farm Labourer | 44 |
| Wool Comber | 41 |
| Stone Mason | 40 |
| House Keeper | 31 |
| Carpenter | 31 |
| Tailor | 31 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Shoe Maker | 29 |
| Annuitant | 28 |
| Laundress | 27 |
| Pauper | 27 |
| Errand Boy | 23 |
| Spinner | 21 |
| Cook | 20 |
| Weaver | 20 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 18 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Drake | 3,875 |
| William Drake | 3,558 |
| John Drake | 3,213 |
| Elizabeth Drake | 2,373 |
| Sarah Drake | 2,122 |
| George Drake | 1,828 |
| Thomas Drake | 1,606 |
| James Drake | 1,556 |
| Charles Drake | 1,139 |
| Henry Drake | 1,121 |
| Ann Drake | 1,114 |
| Joseph Drake | 1,013 |
| Emma Drake | 934 |
| Jane Drake | 927 |
| Ellen Drake | 833 |
| Annie Drake | 810 |
| Hannah Drake | 781 |
| Alice Drake | 776 |
| Eliza Drake | 773 |
| Francis Drake | 729 |
| Robert Drake | 689 |
| Arthur Drake | 646 |
| Samuel Drake | 645 |
| Frederick Drake | 628 |
| Emily Drake | 627 |