Watters Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Watters Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Watters family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 257
Agricultural Labourer 61
Labourer 29
Coal Miner 28
Tin Miner 23
House Servant 19
Dress Maker 14
Shoe Maker 14
Lead Miner 13
House Maid 11
Servant 10
Cook 9
Laundress 9
Cotton Weaver 9
General Servant 8
Domestic Servant 7
Copper Miner 7
House Keeper 7
Farmer's Daughter 6
Miner 6
Son 6
Tin Dresser 6
Blacksmith 6
Wife 6
Ag Lab 6

Watters Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Waters 86% 77,243
2 Watters 100% 10,628
3 Witters 86% 222
4 Wetters 86% 113

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The surname Watters is the 2nd most popular variant of Waters.

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