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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
- Rhoda Drake -- --, 1747 December 0, 1775 Connecticut
- Irvin Henry Drake -- --, 1916 August 19, 1993 Wisconsin
- Della Mitchell Drake -- --, 1884 Tennessee
- Gilbert Drake -- --, 1521 May 9, 1580 Dorsetshire
- Lawrence Drake -- --, 1880 April 19, 1883 Utah
Drake Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ida A. Drake -- --, 1853 December 0, 1936 New York
- Ephraim Drake -- --, 1735 April 2, 1795 Massachusetts
- Olive Drake -- --, 1882 February 4, 1964
- Eldridge Drake -- --, 1864 December 26, 1929 Louisiana
- Abigail Ensign Drake -- --, 1798 February 2, 1826 New York
