Origins of the Draper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 111North West 117Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 502East Midlands 473West Midlands 540East 364London 1569South East 740South West 174South Wales 53Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Drapers lived in london

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    10,000 Draper Travel & migration records
    74,000 Drapers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Draper

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    597th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Draper surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Draper first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Drapers

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Drapers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    293

    Laundress

    240

    Domestic Servant

    198

    General Servant Domestic

    189

    Servant

    144

    Commmon male occupations for Drapers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    466

    General Labourer

    276

    Coal Miner

    251

    Farm Labourer

    251

    Carpenter

    224

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