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
General Labourer 159
Living On Own Means 150
General Servant Domestic 118
Dress Maker 101
Farmer 82
Scholar 80
Agricultural Labourer 72
Cook Domestic 62
Domestic Servant 55
Housemaid Domestic 52
Coal Miner Hewer 48
Charwoman 47
Carpenter 44
Laundress Wash 40
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 39
House Maid Domestic 35
Cotton Weaver 31
Nurse Domestic 29
Servant Domestic 29
Coal Hewer 29
Dressmaker 28
School 26
Dock Labourer 25
Gardener Domestic 24
House Keeper Domestic 23

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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