Draper Family History
Draper Name Meaning
English and Irish: occupational name for a maker and seller of
woolen cloth, Anglo-Norman French draper (Old French
drapier, an agent derivative of drap ‘cloth’). The
surname was introduced to Ulster in the 17th century. Draperstown in
County Londonderry was named for the London Company of Drapers, which
was allocated the land in the early 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Draper
Name Distribution of Draper Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Draper families
 125 - 247  42 - 124 |
 1 - 41  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Draper families
|
549 - 1,096 184 - 548 |
1 - 183 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Draper families
|
27 - 52 10 - 26 |
1 - 9 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Draper census records
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Draper Family Origin
Draper Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Draper
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Draper Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Draper census records
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Draper Civil War Service Records
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