Walters Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Walters Name Meaning: An Old English name thought to have derived from the Old German name 'Waldhar' meaning 'rule' and 'army'.

Introduced after the Norman Conquest, initially used as a forename. Would also have been taken form a father's forename (in this instance Walter or similar).

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Walters Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Walters family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,687
Coal Miner 416
Domestic Servant 175
Agricultural Labourer 146
Dress Maker 140
Labourer 137
General Servant 135
General Labourer 129
Farm Labourer 76
Laundress 74
General Servant Domestic 70
Carpenter 63
House Keeper 51
Tailor 48
Farm Servant Indoor 48
Annuitant 43
Farmers Son 42
Charwoman 39
Farmers Wife 35
Wife 33
Servant 32
Grocer 30
Shoe Maker 30
No Occupation 29
Mason 28

Walters Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Walters 100% 86,606
2 Wallters 88% 210
3 Wolters 86% 102

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