Vater Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Devon 4
Dorset 34
Essex 5
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 3
Hunts and Rutland 2
Kent 4
London 3
Monmouthshire 21
Norfolk 1
Somerset 28
Yorkshire 2
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Durham 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Northumberland 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0

Vater Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Vater family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 10
Female Servant 6
Miner 5
Independent 4
Soldier 4
Coal Miner 3
Farmer 1
Domestic Servant 1
Yeoman 1
Harness Maker Journeyman 1
Labourer 1
Waiter 1
Hat Maker 1
Independant 1
Mason 1
Harness Maker 1
Laborer 1
Male Servant 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Vater

Name Census Frequency
William Vater 57
Elizabeth Vater 48
Mary Vater 47
John Vater 45
George Vater 38
James Vater 29
Thomas Vater 28
Charles Vater 27
Robert Vater 27
Sarah Vater 27
Ann Vater 22
Eliza Vater 21
Henry Vater 21
Joseph Vater 20
Margaret Vater 16
Edward Vater 15
Emily Vater 15
Alice Vater 14
Annie Vater 14
Ellen Vater 14
Edith Vater 13
Harriet Vater 13
Samuel Vater 13
Jane Vater 11
Walter Vater 11

Vater Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Vater 100% 975
2 Vautier 71% 676
3 Veater 83% 349
4 Veter 80% 136
5 Votier 67% 113

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The surname Vater is the most popular version of all its varients

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