Waters Name Meaning: This is a patronymic form of 'Walter','son of Walter'.
'Walter' is from a Germanic personal name wald 'rule' + heri 'army',introduced in the form of walt(i)er.
Discover how your Waters 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 | 18 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 86 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 109 |
| Cornwall | 389 |
| Cumberland | 25 |
| Derbyshire | 39 |
| Devon | 78 |
| Dorset | 53 |
| Durham | 167 |
| Essex | 73 |
| Gloucestershire | 136 |
| Hampshire | 175 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 26 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 20 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 886 |
| Lancashire | 487 |
| Leicestershire | 50 |
| Lincolnshire | 120 |
| London | 679 |
| Middlesex | 100 |
| Northumberland | 166 |
| Norfolk | 407 |
| Northamptonshire | 145 |
| Nottinghamshire | 99 |
| Oxfordshire | 105 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 20 |
| Shropshire | 21 |
| Suffolk | 156 |
| Somerset | 75 |
| Surrey | 145 |
| Sussex | 362 |
| Staffordshire | 84 |
| Warwickshire | 205 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 241 |
| Worcestershire | 65 |
| Yorkshire | 238 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 57 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 27 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 183 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 12 |
| Monmouthshire | 326 |
| Pembrokeshire | 111 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,111 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 388 |
| Labourer | 142 |
| House Servant | 99 |
| Dress Maker | 73 |
| Servant | 73 |
| Coal Miner | 64 |
| House Keeper | 60 |
| General Servant | 56 |
| Laundress | 50 |
| Carter | 46 |
| Gardener | 38 |
| Blacksmith | 37 |
| Carpenter | 35 |
| Copper Miner | 32 |
| House Maid | 30 |
| Shoe Maker | 28 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| Wife Of Above | 24 |
| Labourer Wife | 22 |
| Tailor | 22 |
| Shepherd | 21 |
| Nurse | 20 |
| Farm Labourer | 20 |
| Mariner | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Waters | 5,295 |
| William Waters | 5,257 |
| John Waters | 4,451 |
| Elizabeth Waters | 3,141 |
| Thomas Waters | 2,890 |
| George Waters | 2,673 |
| James Waters | 2,511 |
| Sarah Waters | 2,371 |
| Charles Waters | 1,699 |
| Ann Waters | 1,655 |
| Henry Waters | 1,437 |
| Jane Waters | 1,386 |
| Eliza Waters | 1,088 |
| Joseph Waters | 1,033 |
| Annie Waters | 972 |
| Margaret Waters | 937 |
| Ellen Waters | 923 |
| Robert Waters | 923 |
| Alice Waters | 916 |
| Emma Waters | 819 |
| Frederick Waters | 780 |
| Edward Waters | 779 |
| Emily Waters | 773 |
| Alfred Waters | 718 |
| Samuel Waters | 714 |