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Yes, Jadelady, you are right, that the ranch is inherited from the mother's side. However, having family who has owned large stretches of land, typically the land goes to the eldest child. Often times the name of the ranch will change along with the changing of hands if the ranch's name is based on a last name; as traditionally it's like an address as in "The ranch which belongs to the Walker family" which it in fact does. So, in this case what likely happened is that Drake's maternal grandparents passed away after Drake's parents married. When she took over the property, it switched into her newer last name.