Draper (surname)

Last updated March 31, 2025

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 (1897–1963), Canadian politician
Brian Draper (born 1990), perpetrator, murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart
Charles Draper (musician) (1869–1952), British clarinetist, teacher
Charles Stark Draper (1901–1987), American engineer, after whom the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, formerly part of MIT, is named
Christopher Draper (1892–1979), British flying ace, secret agent, and film star
Daniel Draper (1841–1931), meteorologist
Daniel Draper (1940–2004), American attorney and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Dave Draper (1942–2021), American bodybuilder
Derek Draper (1967–2024), British political lobbyist, spin doctor, editor of LabourList website, journalist, psychotherapist
Dexter W. Draper (1881–1961), American college basketball and football coach
Dontaye Draper (born 1984), American basketball player
Dorothy Draper (1889–1969), American interior decorator
Dorothy Catherine Draper (1807–1901), educator and chemist
Eben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American politician, governor of Massachusetts
Foy Draper (1911–1943), American athlete
Francis Collier Draper (1837–1894), Chief Constable of Toronto
Fred W. Draper (1868–1962), American politician
Hal Draper (1914–1990), American socialist author
Haydn Draper (1889–1934), clarinetist, military and orchestral player, teacher
Henry Draper (1837–1882), American doctor, pioneer of astrophotography, brother of John Christopher Draper and son of John William Draper
Herbert James Draper (1863–1920), English painter
Jack Draper (cinematographer) (1892–1962), 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 (1727–c. 1804), American printer during the American Revolutionary War
Mary Draper (1719–1810), 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
Nick Draper, Scots football player in the 2013–14 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
Paul Draper (disambiguation), multiple people
Peter Draper (disambiguation), multiple people
Polly Draper (born 1955), American actress, writer, producer, and director
Ray Draper (1940–1982), American jazz musician
Richard Draper (1857–1938), bassoonist, Queen's Hall Orchestra, D’Oyle Carte and Carl Rosa Opera companies
Robert Draper (born 1959), American author
Ronald Draper (1926–2025), South African cricketer
Ronald Draper (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player
Ross Draper (born 1988), English footballer
Ruth Draper (1884–1956), American actress
Scott Draper (born 1974), Australian tennis player and golfer
Theodore Draper (1912–2006), 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 (1883–1970), U.S. Deputy Surgeon General and member of Eisenhower's staff during WWII
Warren Fales Draper (publisher) (1818–1905), publisher in Andover, Massachusetts, philanthropist
Wickliffe Draper (1891–1972), American segregationist, eugenicist and philanthropist; founded the Pioneer Fund
William Draper (disambiguation): multiple people

Fictional characters with the surname

In Mad Men :

Anna Draper, Lt. Donald Draper's wife
Betty Draper, Don Draper's first wife
Bobby Draper, Don Draper's elder son
Don Draper, the protagonist of Mad Men
Gene Draper, Don Draper's younger son
Megan Draper, Don Draper's second wife
Sally Draper, Don Draper's daughter

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