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 | 44 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 127 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 24 |
| Cornwall | 77 |
| Cumberland | 22 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 541 |
| Dorset | 306 |
| Durham | 66 |
| Essex | 302 |
| Gloucestershire | 140 |
| Hampshire | 167 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 44 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 47 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 174 |
| Lancashire | 285 |
| Leicestershire | 38 |
| Lincolnshire | 36 |
| London | 1,191 |
| Middlesex | 75 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 466 |
| Northamptonshire | 37 |
| Nottinghamshire | 89 |
| Oxfordshire | 16 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 47 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 221 |
| Somerset | 90 |
| Surrey | 61 |
| Sussex | 48 |
| Staffordshire | 25 |
| Warwickshire | 68 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 57 |
| Worcestershire | 40 |
| Yorkshire | 1,946 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,152 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 162 |
| Labourer | 121 |
| Dress Maker | 59 |
| Domestic Servant | 58 |
| Carpenter | 50 |
| Worsted Weaver | 49 |
| General Servant | 38 |
| Annuitant | 34 |
| House Keeper | 34 |
| Servant | 33 |
| Stone Mason | 33 |
| Worsted Spinner | 33 |
| Blacksmith | 31 |
| Laundress | 31 |
| Coal Miner | 29 |
| Milliner | 26 |
| Tailor | 26 |
| Cotton Weaver | 20 |
| Boot Maker | 20 |
| Weaver | 20 |
| Butcher | 19 |
| Farm Labourer | 19 |
| Grocer | 19 |
| Mason | 19 |
| 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 |