Drakes Surname

127,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Drakes Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the sign of the dragon; one so nicknamed because of a dragon in his coat of arms; one with the qualities of a male duck; one who played the part of a dragon in the mysteries and miracle plays.

Drakes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3231:273,96725,661
Barbados6311:456117
England4311:129,27612,837
Guyana3201:2,382435
Trinidad and Tobago2681:5,089821
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Panama1001:39,1232,088
Australia571:473,60936,415
Grenada451:2,412398
Jamaica361:79,7213,712
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Saint Lucia181:9,9321,037
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Wales91:343,83718,086
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines81:14,082855
Bahamas81:48,969812
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Jersey11:99,2026,620
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2791:87,3679,159
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Drakes (35) may also be a first name.

Drakes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the sign of the dragon; one so nicknamed because of a dragon in his coat of arms; one with the qualities of a male duck; one who played the part of a dragon in the mysteries and miracle plays.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Drakes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Drakes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Drakes is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Drakes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 127,502nd most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,048,214 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Drakes live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 35 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,323 people, or 1 in 273,967. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 27 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Barbados, where 18 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Drakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drakes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,780 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drakes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Drakes are 20.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Drakes earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.74% more than the national average, earning R 324,936 per year; in United States they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning $39,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drake's921/
Drackes921/
Draeckes861/
Drakis8316/
Drekes834/
Drakez831/
Draces831/
Dräckes7716/
Dreekes776/
Drakech774/
Drakish773/
Draques771/
Drackis771/
Dreckes770/
Drauskis712/
Drekis673/
Drakich6227/
Draquez6214/
Droukis625/
Droques624/
Gyrakis621/
Drachis620/
Drouches573/
Drashkich531/
Drocis501/

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