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 2,020
Coal Miner 407
Agricultural Labourer 129
General Labourer 123
Dress Maker 109
Domestic Servant 107
Farmer 100
Labourer 97
General Servant Domestic 84
Living On Own Means 70
General Servant 67
Living On Her Own Means 58
Farm Servant 53
Laundress 50
Tailor 46
Carpenter 41
Farm Labourer 41
House Keeper 37
Grocer 35
General Domestic Servant 34
Clerk 34
Blacksmith 32
Gardener 32
Tin Plate Worker 26
Tailoress 26

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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