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 | 40 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 80 |
| Channel Islands | 24 |
| Cheshire | 24 |
| Cornwall | 27 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 580 |
| Dorset | 234 |
| Durham | 13 |
| Essex | 213 |
| Gloucestershire | 110 |
| Hampshire | 84 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 49 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 69 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 77 |
| Lancashire | 73 |
| Leicestershire | 17 |
| Lincolnshire | 65 |
| London | 576 |
| Middlesex | 31 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 420 |
| Northamptonshire | 41 |
| Nottinghamshire | 53 |
| Oxfordshire | 17 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 69 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 176 |
| Somerset | 86 |
| Surrey | 38 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 36 |
| Warwickshire | 48 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 61 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 1,475 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 182 |
| Female Servant | 148 |
| Independent | 127 |
| Farmer | 67 |
| Male Servant | 58 |
| Labourer | 48 |
| Shoe Maker | 44 |
| Worsted Weaver | 41 |
| Carpenter | 31 |
| Weaver | 31 |
| Tailor | 30 |
| Wool Comber | 30 |
| Dress Maker | 28 |
| Ag Labourer | 27 |
| Pupil | 19 |
| Stone Mason | 19 |
| Butcher | 18 |
| Blacksmith | 17 |
| Mason | 17 |
| Stuff Weaver | 17 |
| Clothier | 13 |
| Servant | 12 |
| Milliner | 11 |
| Apprentice | 11 |
| Pauper | 11 |
| 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 |