Draper Surname
Approximately 58,402 people bear this surname
Draper Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French) orig. Clothier [French drapier; from drap, Low Latin drapp-us, cloth]
Draper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,462 | 1:11,166 | 1,382 |
| England | 12,982 | 1:4,292 | 579 |
| Australia | 5,526 | 1:4,885 | 709 |
| Canada | 3,130 | 1:11,772 | 1,758 |
| Philippines | 885 | 1:114,393 | 19,755 |
| Wales | 587 | 1:5,272 | 578 |
| New Zealand | 513 | 1:8,827 | 1,527 |
| South Africa | 479 | 1:113,106 | 13,587 |
| Ireland | 355 | 1:13,265 | 1,578 |
| Scotland | 205 | 1:26,116 | 2,832 |
| Liberia | 190 | 1:23,203 | 2,296 |
| Spain | 166 | 1:281,639 | 17,320 |
| Northern Ireland | 126 | 1:14,643 | 2,016 |
| Netherlands | 123 | 1:137,294 | 21,086 |
| Uruguay | 82 | 1:41,851 | 4,775 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Thailand | 56 | 1:1,261,399 | 181,528 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1:9,006,897 | 23,626 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 199 | 1:22,261 | 2,506 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,869 | 1:3,549 | 507 |
| Wales | 102 | 1:15,377 | 914 |
| Scotland | 89 | 1:42,059 | 3,125 |
| Guernsey | 8 | 1:4,082 | 713 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,528 | 1:7,693 | 985 |
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]
(English) One who made, or sold, woolen cloth.
A draper-a dealer in cloth. French drap. Le Draper. H.R.
Other forms in the H.R. are Le Lin draper. Le Lingedraper French linge, linen), and Le Lyngedraper.
One who sells cloths.
Being a foreign name, probably included many Norman merchants.
From the French, Drapier; from the Dutch, Draper; a personal name.
Draper: from the French drap.
Draper Demographics
Average Draper Salary in
United States
$43,152 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Draper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Draper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Draper (Arabic: دريبر) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Draper? popularity and diffusion
The surname Draper is the 9,675th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 124,782 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Draper live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Draper is also the 371,231st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 518 people.
Draper is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 32,462 people, or 1 in 11,166. In The United States Draper is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Utah, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 84 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Draper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Draper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Draper last name rose 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 575 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 178 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Draper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Draper last name is chiefly Anglican (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Draper last name are 14.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.1% being registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drapier | 92 | 2,443 | / |
| Drapper | 92 | 211 | / |
| Dreaper | 92 | 54 | / |
| Drapere | 92 | 8 | / |
| Drapert | 92 | 3 | / |
| Draeper | 92 | 3 | / |
| Drayper | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ddraper | 92 | 1 | / |
| Drapher | 92 | 1 | / |
| Draperr | 92 | 0 | / |
| Drape | 91 | 764 | / |
| Drappier | 86 | 850 | / |
| Drappere | 86 | 1 | / |
| D'Draper | 86 | 1 | / |
| Drazpeer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Drapei | 83 | 341 | / |
| Drapey | 83 | 185 | / |
| Drapes | 83 | 127 | / |
| Draupe | 83 | 112 | / |
| Drappe | 83 | 55 | / |
| Drapie | 83 | 34 | / |
| Drapet | 83 | 11 | / |
| Droper | 83 | 9 | / |
| Dreper | 83 | 3 | / |
| Drapeu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Drapeć | 83 | 1 | / |
| Drapir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dreape | 83 | 1 | / |
| Drapej | 83 | 1 | / |
| Draperová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Drepper | 77 | 418 | / |
| Dropper | 77 | 26 | / |
| Drapiej | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dreyper | 77 | 6 | / |
| Drappes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Drappep | 77 | 1 | / |
| Drappie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dreiper | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dreeper | 77 | 0 | / |
| Drapa | 73 | 483 | / |
| Drope | 73 | 345 | / |
| Drapi | 73 | 67 | / |
| Drapé | 73 | 15 | / |
| Drapy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Droppert | 71 | 374 | / |
| Drapheth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhrooper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Drappa | 67 | 130 | / |
| Drapoi | 67 | 67 | / |
| Drapyi | 67 | 51 | / |
| Drappi | 67 | 42 | / |
| Dropet | 67 | 35 | / |
| Droope | 67 | 24 | / |
| Draipa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Drapai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dropeć | 67 | 10 | / |
| Droppe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dropie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dropez | 67 | 5 | / |
| Drospe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhrapa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Drapiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dropey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Drapoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dropee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dropei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dropje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drapid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drapio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drapaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drapis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drapit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dreapa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dropir | 67 | 0 | / |
Draper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Draper in the Arabic language | ||
| دريبر | drybr | - |
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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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