The earliest reference we have found so far to the Drakeford surname is to a William Drakeford and Walter his brother in Staffordshire in the year 1206. Analysis of other early data indicates...
...a family origin near Tunstall on the Staffordshire/Cheshire border: Drakeford was probably the name of a minor settlement there, maybe just a farm, now lost. A number of Drakefords have had their DNA analysed and, interestingly, all seem to be related - to have a single common ancestor.