# Draper (surname)

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 USA, 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