Drake is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#506 out of 150436, Top 1%).(2000 U.S. Census). Shown below is the baby name popularity of Drake for boys.rake is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#506 out of 150436, Top 1%).
Thus, many commonly believe that Borden Condensed Milk was in fact invented in the Hamlet of Wallkill; however, its origins can be traced to Burrville, Connecticut and Gail Borden, Jr. Actually, the business was not originally called Borden at all â that title would come later.
The surname of BORDEN was an occupational name 'a cottager, a tenant in bondage'. The name was derived from the Old French BORDURE, and was brought into England in the wake of the Norman Invasion of 1066. The name is also spelt BORDIN and BOARDER. Early records of the name mention George Border and Margaret Milford, who were married at St. Thomas the Apostle, London in 1588.