Draper

An English surname originating as an occupation for a draper (cloth merchant).

Proper noun

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a draper (cloth merchant).
  2. A locale in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.

    2. A town in Jones County, South Dakota; named for railroad official C. A. Draper.

    3. A small town in Denton County, Texas, renamed from Corral City in 2016.

    4. A city in Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah; named for Mormon elder William Draper.

    5. A census-designated place in Pulaski County, Virginia.

    6. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin; named for Wisconsin librarian and historian Lyman Draper.

  3. A community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada; named for businessman Thomas Draper.
  4. A residential locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

Origin

English occupational surname, from the noun draper.

Forms

Drapers Drapper

Derived

Draperian Draper point Grotthuss-Draper law