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).
Discover how your Walters ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 121 |
| Berkshire | 187 |
| Cambridgeshire | 15 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 136 |
| Cornwall | 312 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 484 |
| Devon | 479 |
| Dorset | 48 |
| Durham | 108 |
| Essex | 58 |
| Gloucestershire | 150 |
| Hampshire | 147 |
| Herefordshire | 151 |
| Hertfordshire | 53 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 138 |
| Lancashire | 274 |
| Leicestershire | 23 |
| Lincolnshire | 41 |
| London | 884 |
| Middlesex | 93 |
| Northumberland | 17 |
| Norfolk | 15 |
| Northamptonshire | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 166 |
| Oxfordshire | 56 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 90 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 224 |
| Surrey | 136 |
| Sussex | 74 |
| Staffordshire | 871 |
| Warwickshire | 212 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 131 |
| Worcestershire | 291 |
| Yorkshire | 177 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 119 |
| Cardiganshire | 126 |
| Carnarvonshire | 12 |
| Carmarthenshire | 600 |
| Denbighshire | 24 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 996 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 14 |
| Monmouthshire | 384 |
| Pembrokeshire | 167 |
| Radnorshire | 24 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,383 |
| Coal Miner | 175 |
| Labourer | 171 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 143 |
| Domestic Servant | 108 |
| General Servant | 102 |
| Dress Maker | 88 |
| Miner | 64 |
| Servant | 59 |
| Farm Servant | 52 |
| Collier | 52 |
| Annuitant | 50 |
| Laundress | 46 |
| Carpenter | 41 |
| Nailer | 39 |
| Farm Labourer | 35 |
| Nurse | 35 |
| Tailor | 33 |
| House Keeper | 32 |
| Blacksmith | 29 |
| Butcher | 27 |
| Farmers Son | 26 |
| Wife | 25 |
| Dressmaker | 24 |
| Labourer Wife | 24 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Walters | 5,900 |
| Mary Walters | 5,843 |
| John Walters | 5,147 |
| Elizabeth Walters | 3,662 |
| Thomas Walters | 3,467 |
| Sarah Walters | 2,756 |
| James Walters | 2,275 |
| George Walters | 2,152 |
| Ann Walters | 1,943 |
| David Walters | 1,593 |
| Henry Walters | 1,564 |
| Jane Walters | 1,444 |
| Joseph Walters | 1,401 |
| Margaret Walters | 1,341 |
| Charles Walters | 1,294 |
| Eliza Walters | 1,196 |
| Annie Walters | 1,080 |
| Hannah Walters | 1,008 |
| Alice Walters | 981 |
| Richard Walters | 967 |
| Ellen Walters | 897 |
| Emma Walters | 879 |
| Samuel Walters | 795 |
| Frederick Walters | 789 |
| Edward Walters | 768 |