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
School 78
Farmer 14
Coal Miner Hewer 12
None 8
Tin Miner 8
House Keeper 7
Private Means 7
Domestic Servant 6
Farm Labourer 6
At Home 6
General Domestic 5
General Servant (domestic) 5
Labourer 5
At School 5
Coal Hewer 5
Laundress 5
Clerk 4
Shop Assistant 4
Assisting In The Business 4
School All Time 4
Mothers Help 4
House Keeper (domestic) 3
Dressmaker 3
Steel Worker 3
Shop Keeper (oweets) 3

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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