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Origin of the Name Draper



The origin of the name Draper was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives.
Over the centuries Surnames developed a wide number of variants. Different spellings of the same name can be traced back to an original root. Additionally when a bearer of a name emigrated it was not uncommon that their original name would be incorrectly transcribed in the record books at their new location. Surnames were also often altered over the years based on how they sounded phonetically and depending on the prevailing political conditions it may have been advantageous to change a name from one language to another.
Variants of the name Draper
include Drapper and Dreaper. This is an occupational name meaning 'the draper', from a person who was a dealer in cloth. This name is of English descent and is found in many ancient manuscripts in that country. Examples of such are a Roger le Draper, County Wiltshire, who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England , in the year 1273. An Auwred le Draper of County Cambridgeshire was also recorded in the same year in this ancient document.
Names were recorded in these ancient documents to make it easier for their overlords to collect taxes and to keep records of the population at any given time. When the overlords acquired land by either force or gifts from their rulers, they created charters of ownership for themselves and their vassals. It was by creating, maintaining and updating these reference books that they were able to maintain their authority and enforce laws.
In Ireland this name and its variants were introduced into Ulster by settlers who arrived from England and Scotland , especially during the seventeenth century. The village of Draperstown still exists in County Derry. Draper is also associated with County Cork .
The Draper coat of arms came into existence centuries ago. The process of creating coats of arms (also often called family crests) began in the eleventh century although a form of Proto-Heraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this. The new art of Heraldry made it possible for families and even individual family members to have their very own coat of arms, including all Draper descendants.
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