Waters Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Waters Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Waters family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,607
Agricultural Labourer 213
General Labourer 155
Coal Miner 135
Domestic Servant 104
Dress Maker 100
Labourer 78
Living On Own Means 74
Farmer 65
Living On Her Own Means 64
General Servant Domestic 60
Farm Labourer 59
General Servant 51
Laundress 47
Farm Servant 44
Carpenter 40
House Keeper 39
Gardener 38
Tin Miner 30
Cotton Weaver 27
Clerk 26
General Domestic Servant 24
Blacksmith 24
Grocer 22
Charwoman 21

Waters Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Waters 100% 77,243
2 Watters 86% 10,628
3 Waiters 86% 190

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