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 1,420
Agricultural Labourer 333
Labourer 226
Domestic Servant 100
General Servant 89
Coal Miner 66
Servant 64
Dress Maker 62
Farm Servant 45
Laundress 45
Farm Labourer 44
Annuitant 43
House Keeper 43
Carpenter 39
Gardener 38
Farmer 29
Ag Labourer 29
Tailor 26
Blacksmith 25
Nurse 25
Wife Of Above 24
Milliner 22
Charwoman 22
Painter 22
House Maid 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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