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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 117 |
| Berkshire | 199 |
| Cambridgeshire | 27 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 105 |
| Cornwall | 255 |
| Cumberland | 69 |
| Derbyshire | 468 |
| Devon | 391 |
| Dorset | 64 |
| Durham | 253 |
| Essex | 127 |
| Gloucestershire | 241 |
| Hampshire | 154 |
| Herefordshire | 119 |
| Hertfordshire | 92 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 167 |
| Lancashire | 511 |
| Leicestershire | 46 |
| Lincolnshire | 76 |
| London | 1,172 |
| Middlesex | 207 |
| Northumberland | 63 |
| Norfolk | 36 |
| Northamptonshire | 58 |
| Nottinghamshire | 417 |
| Oxfordshire | 94 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 85 |
| Suffolk | 17 |
| Somerset | 278 |
| Surrey | 142 |
| Sussex | 193 |
| Staffordshire | 1,024 |
| Warwickshire | 311 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 193 |
| Worcestershire | 318 |
| Yorkshire | 388 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 104 |
| Cardiganshire | 76 |
| Carnarvonshire | 15 |
| Carmarthenshire | 760 |
| Denbighshire | 15 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 1,440 |
| Merionethshire | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 15 |
| Monmouthshire | 469 |
| Pembrokeshire | 188 |
| Radnorshire | 6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |