Draper Surname

9,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Draper Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French) orig. Clothier [French drapier; from drap, Low Latin drapp-us, cloth]

Draper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,4621:11,1661,382
England12,9821:4,292579
Australia5,5261:4,885709
Canada3,1301:11,7721,758
Philippines8851:114,39319,755
Wales5871:5,272578
New Zealand5131:8,8271,527
South Africa4791:113,10613,587
Ireland3551:13,2651,578
Scotland2051:26,1162,832
Liberia1901:23,2032,296
Spain1661:281,63917,320
Northern Ireland1261:14,6432,016
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Uruguay821:41,8514,775
France641:1,037,855114,367
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
India321:23,970,793327,222
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Chile281:629,16015,000
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
China41:341,830,39216,990
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1991:22,2612,506
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,8691:3,549507
Wales1021:15,377914
Scotland891:42,0593,125
Guernsey81:4,082713
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5281:7,693985

Draper (518) may also be a first name.

Draper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French) orig. Clothier [French drapier; from drap, Low Latin drapp-us, cloth]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who made, or sold, woolen cloth.

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

A draper-a dealer in cloth. French drap. Le Draper. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Other forms in the H.R. are Le Lin draper. Le Lingedraper French linge, linen), and Le Lyngedraper.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

One who sells cloths.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Being a foreign name, probably included many Norman merchants.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Drapier; from the Dutch, Draper; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Draper: from the French drap.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Draper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Draper (Arabic: دريبر) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Draper.

How Common Is The Last Name Draper? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,675th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 124,782 people. Draper is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Draper reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Draper is also the 371,231st most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 518 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 32,462 people, or 1 in 11,166. In The United States Draper is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Utah, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Draper is found in 84 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Draper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Draper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Draper last name increased 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 575 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 178 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Draper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Draper surname is chiefly Anglican (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Draper surname are 14.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.1% being registered with the political party.

The amount Draper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 58.63% more than the national average, earning 548,981 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.2% more than the national average, earning R 364,068 per year; in United States they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $43,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $51,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drapier922,443/
Drapper92211/
Dreaper9254/
Drapere928/
Drapert923/
Draeper923/
Drayper921/
Ddraper921/
Drapher921/
Draperr920/
Drape91764/
Drappier86850/
Drappere861/
D'Draper861/
Drazpeer861/
Drapei83341/
Drapey83185/
Drapes83127/
Draupe83112/
Drappe8355/
Drapie8334/
Drapet8311/
Droper839/
Dreper833/
Drapeu833/
Drapeć831/
Drapir831/
Dreape831/
Drapej831/
Draperová801/
Drepper77418/
Dropper7726/
Drapiej7714/
Dreyper776/
Drappes771/
Drappep771/
Drappie771/
Dreiper771/
Dreeper770/
Drapa73483/
Drope73345/
Drapi7367/
Drapé7315/
Drapy733/
Droppert71374/
Drapheth711/
Dhrooper711/
Drappa67130/
Drapoi6767/
Drapyi6751/
Drappi6742/
Dropet6735/
Droope6724/
Draipa6716/
Drapai6715/
Dropeć6710/
Droppe677/
Dropie675/
Dropez675/
Drospe674/
Dhrapa673/
Drapiy673/
Dropey673/
Drapoy672/
Dropee671/
Dropei671/
Dropje671/
Drapid671/
Drapio671/
Drapaa671/
Drapis671/
Drapit671/
Dreapa671/
Dropir670/

Draper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Draper in the Arabic language
دريبرdrybr-

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Draper Reference & Research

Draper One-name Study - A profile of the Draper surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Draper DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Draper FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Raper FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Draper
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