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 | 16 |
| Buckinghamshire | 42 |
| Berkshire | 128 |
| Cambridgeshire | 167 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 82 |
| Cornwall | 65 |
| Cumberland | 64 |
| Derbyshire | 54 |
| Devon | 597 |
| Dorset | 268 |
| Durham | 186 |
| Essex | 679 |
| Gloucestershire | 267 |
| Hampshire | 426 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 84 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 36 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 280 |
| Lancashire | 540 |
| Leicestershire | 81 |
| Lincolnshire | 117 |
| London | 1,598 |
| Middlesex | 418 |
| Northumberland | 35 |
| Norfolk | 525 |
| Northamptonshire | 40 |
| Nottinghamshire | 88 |
| Oxfordshire | 47 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 36 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 142 |
| Somerset | 108 |
| Surrey | 210 |
| Sussex | 124 |
| Staffordshire | 62 |
| Warwickshire | 119 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 117 |
| Worcestershire | 70 |
| Yorkshire | 2,524 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 113 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 42 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 962 |
| Private Means | 92 |
| Farm Labourer | 81 |
| General Labourer | 63 |
| Dressmaker | 61 |
| Farmer | 56 |
| Clerk | 52 |
| Labourer | 51 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 50 |
| Shop Assistant | 37 |
| None | 37 |
| House Painter | 32 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 32 |
| House Keeper | 30 |
| Domestic Servant | 29 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| No Occupation | 26 |
| Housekeeper | 26 |
| At Home | 25 |
| Dress Maker | 25 |
| Joiner | 25 |
| Assisting In Business | 24 |
| Weaver | 24 |
| Laundress | 23 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 22 |
| 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 |