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Drake Family History
Drake Genealogy & Family TreeDrake is an English name from Hampshire, England, where the family held a seat from the 11th Century. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon word draca which means "dragon" or "sea serpent," and referred to someone who was a powerful person. Alternately, it may have come from the Old English drake which means "duck" and referred to someone with duck-like mannerisms, such as a way of walking. The earliest known ancestor--Leuing Drache--was recorded in 1086. The family motto is Aquila non captat muscas which means "The eagle is no fly-catcher."
Other spellings include "Drakes," "Draike," and "Drayke." Notable people with the surname include American astrophysicist Frank Drake (developer of the Drake equation), American baseball player Bill Drake (St. Louis Giants, Kansas City Monarchs, Indianapolis ABCs), and American baseball player Tom Drake (Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers). The first Drake to come to America was Thomas Drake in Massachusetts in 1620.
Drake Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Gilbert Drake -- --, 1548 March 5, 1603
- Elizabeth Eleanor Drake -- --, 1585 August 20, 1670 England
- Job Drake -- --, 1620 September 16, 1689
- Isabel Drake -- --, 1579 July 12, 1639
- Dennise Drake -- --, 1554 February 0, 1554 England
Drake Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Drake -- --, 1552 December 0, 1612 England
- Catherine Alice Drake -- --, 1535 December 0, 1567
- Elizabeth Maud Drake -- --, 1560 March 22, 1613 England
- William Drake -- --, 1564 May 12, 1625 England
- Dorothy Drake -- --, 1619 June 8, 1621
