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 | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 52 |
| Berkshire | 71 |
| Cambridgeshire | 159 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 20 |
| Cornwall | 64 |
| Cumberland | 32 |
| Derbyshire | 16 |
| Devon | 583 |
| Dorset | 367 |
| Durham | 114 |
| Essex | 348 |
| Gloucestershire | 204 |
| Hampshire | 255 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 39 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 51 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 185 |
| Lancashire | 413 |
| Leicestershire | 56 |
| Lincolnshire | 40 |
| London | 1,405 |
| Middlesex | 149 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 463 |
| Northamptonshire | 21 |
| Nottinghamshire | 98 |
| Oxfordshire | 23 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 51 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 220 |
| Somerset | 102 |
| Surrey | 96 |
| Sussex | 61 |
| Staffordshire | 46 |
| Warwickshire | 77 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 64 |
| Worcestershire | 41 |
| Yorkshire | 2,301 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 34 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,583 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 128 |
| Dress Maker | 79 |
| Domestic Servant | 63 |
| Laundress | 61 |
| Carpenter | 58 |
| General Labourer | 55 |
| Labourer | 54 |
| General Servant | 52 |
| Worsted Weaver | 51 |
| Annuitant | 50 |
| Coal Miner | 47 |
| Farm Labourer | 40 |
| General Servant Domestic | 35 |
| Stone Mason | 34 |
| Worsted Spinner | 32 |
| Cotton Weaver | 31 |
| House Keeper | 28 |
| Farmers Son | 26 |
| Blacksmith | 24 |
| Tailor | 23 |
| Charwoman | 22 |
| Joiner | 21 |
| Shoe Maker | 21 |
| Tailoress | 21 |
| 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 |