Draper is a surname, taken from the occupation (a draper was a merchant in cloth or dry goods). It is the 1365th most common name in the US, with approximately 22,383.
People
Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Draper (1897âÂÂ1963), Canadian politician
- Brian Draper (born 1990), perpetrator, murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart
- Charles Draper (musician) (1869âÂÂ1952), British clarinetist, teacher
- Charles Stark Draper (1901âÂÂ1987), American engineer, after whom the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, formerly part of MIT, is named
- Christopher Draper (1892âÂÂ1979), British flying ace, secret agent, and film star
- Daniel Draper (1841âÂÂ1931), meteorologist
- Daniel Draper (1940âÂÂ2004), American attorney and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Dave Draper (1942âÂÂ2021), American bodybuilder
- Derek Draper (1967âÂÂ2024), British political lobbyist, spin doctor, editor of LabourList website, journalist, psychotherapist
- Dexter W. Draper (1881âÂÂ1961), American college basketball and football coach
- Dontaye Draper (born 1984), American basketball player
- Dorothy Draper (1889âÂÂ1969), American interior decorator
- Dorothy Catherine Draper (1807âÂÂ1901), educator and chemist
- Eben Sumner Draper (1858âÂÂ1914), American politician, governor of Massachusetts
- Foy Draper (1911âÂÂ1943), American athlete
- Francis Collier Draper (1837âÂÂ1894), Chief Constable of Toronto
- Fred W. Draper (1868âÂÂ1962), American politician
- Hal Draper (1914âÂÂ1990), American socialist author
- Haydn Draper (1889âÂÂ1934), clarinetist, military and orchestral player, teacher
- Henry Draper (1837âÂÂ1882), American doctor, pioneer of astrophotography, brother of John Christopher Draper and son of John William Draper
- Herbert James Draper (1863âÂÂ1920), English painter
- Jack Draper (cinematographer) (1892âÂÂ1962), American cinematographer
- Jack Draper (born 2001), British tennis player
- James Draper (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Draper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kris Draper (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
- Margaret Green Draper (1727âÂÂc. 1804), American printer during the American Revolutionary War
- Mary Draper (1719âÂÂ1810), participant in the American Revolutionary War
- Nicholas Draper (retired 2020), British historian, inaugural director of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London
- Nicholas Draper, British Labour Party candidate in several local elections since 1990, most recently the 1990 Merton London Borough Council election
- Paul Draper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Peter Draper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Polly Draper (born 1955), American actress, writer, producer, and director
- Ray Draper (1940âÂÂ1982), American jazz musician
- Richard Draper (1857âÂÂ1938), bassoonist, Queen's Hall Orchestra, DâÂÂOyle Carte and Carl Rosa Opera companies
- Robert Draper (born 1959), American author
- Ronald Draper (1926âÂÂ2025), South African cricketer
- Ronald Draper (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player
- Ross Draper (born 1988), English footballer
- Ruth Draper (1884âÂÂ1956), American actress
- Scott Draper (born 1974), Australian tennis player and golfer
- Theodore Draper (1912âÂÂ2006), American historian and political writer
- Timothy C. Draper (born 1958), American venture capitalist
- Thomas Draper (disambiguation): multiple people
- Trish Draper (born 1959), Australian politician
- Warren Fales Draper (1883âÂÂ1970), U.S. Deputy Surgeon General and member of Eisenhower's staff during WWII
- Warren Fales Draper (publisher) (1818âÂÂ1905), publisher in Andover, Massachusetts, philanthropist
- Wickliffe Draper (1891âÂÂ1972), American segregationist, eugenicist and philanthropist; founded the Pioneer Fund
- William Draper (disambiguation): multiple people
Fictional characters with the surname
In Mad Men: