Waters is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Waters
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Family name Waters is form of the Water. From residence near some large pond, river, or the like. In the XIII and XIV centuries, the name was written Atte-Water, By-the-Water, etc.

Descendant of Walter meaning "rule, army," the early pronunciation of the name; dweller near the stream or lake.

Is variant form of Water. At water.

The Waters is a variation of Warter. The Warters of Shropshire, who assert a Saxon origin, derive their name from the parish of Warter, county of York. Some branches have varied the orthography to Wartyr, Watur, Water, and Walter. Burke's L.G.

In some dialects, the word water is applied to lakes and rivers, as Ullswater, Derwent-water, Black-water. Upon the adoption of surnames by the common people, a person who resided near such a place would be called William or John Atte-Water, still retained in Attwater; but on the omission of the preposition in the XV century, the name was pluralized to Waters. The latinizations are De Aqua and Ad Aquam.

How popular is Waters?

Waters is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Wales, New Zealand, South Africa, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, Namibia, Germany, Thailand, Spain, Northern Ireland, Dominican Republic.

Waters is ranked 3961 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Waters bearers increased by 3.21 per cent in 2010 US census to 67929 since 2000, the surname slipped by 36 spots and ranked at 491. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.39 75.27
Black 20.68 20.52
Hispanic or Latino 2.39 1.51
Others 2.13 1.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.85 0.79
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.37
Waters is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Wales lie ahead in terms of density. Around 141515 people have been found who wears Waters as their family name. Waters is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Waters:
421 United States93,525
386 England19,296
252 Australia13,768
Countries with thousands of Waters:
1,354 Canada4,053
400 Ireland2,211
149 Wales1,996
350 New Zealand1,816
5,224 South Africa1,331
Countries with hundreds of Waters:
966 Scotland895
14,320 Saudi Arabia318
1,938 Namibia239
37,472 Germany197
80,467 Thailand154
21,260 Spain122
2,152 Northern Ireland114
4,209 Dominican Republic108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,272 Argentina97
25,939 Netherlands93
1,626 Nicaragua88
3,146 Singapore73
110,007 France68
26,834 Zimbabwe62
106,837 Brazil55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
250,737 India50
17,476 Sweden39
138,859 Philippines35
134,475 Nigeria34
21,165 Switzerland32
19,244 Peru31
41,978 Belgium29
27,489 Mexico28
12,265 Portugal28
2,395 Costa Rica27
16,975 Denmark27
2,967 China25
23,411 Norway25
815 Isle of Man23
767 Guernsey22
261,263 Russia22
32,346 Israel21
1,083 Jersey19
931 United States Virgin Islands18
19,343 Iraq16
43,922 Japan16
58,041 Austria13
107,811 Italy13
89,138 Malaysia13
820 Bermuda12
3,500 Hong Kong12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
21,753 Liberia10
5,469 Bahrain9
11,581 Ghana9
54,497 Morocco9
8,518 Panama9
993 South Korea9
91,312 Czechia8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
23,377 Ecuador7
186,522 Iran7
146,768 Poland7
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ellen Waters worked as maid and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Liverpool and arrived on March 13, 1846. Workman George Waters, Workman William Waters, 21 years old Ann Waters, Ann Waters (22), Jas. Waters, aged 24, Bridget Waters, aged 12, 26 years old Pat. Waters, 20 years old Mary Waters, and 309 other Waters around 40.24% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and carpenter, shoemaker, spinster, mechanic, forgeman, miner migrated to US.

From Germany

Robert Waters was 31 years old when he migrated to United States on September 28, 1867. He lived in Germany where he worked as merchant and took America from Bremen & Southampton. 39 years old Deentha Waters, Ellen Waters (22), James Waters (5), Septibus Waters (34) Merchant, 22 years old Marcus Waters, Richard Waters (30) Miner, 28 years old William Waters, H. Waters (39) Laborer, and 3 other Waters around 40% of whom were merchant while others worked as laborer and miner migrated to US.

Waters Namesakes

  • Allan Waters, Canadian businessman and media icon
  • Russell Waters, Scottish film actor
  • Patty Waters, jazz vocalist best
  • Fraser Waters, English former rugby union footballer
  • Jon Waters, American marching band director
  • Keith Waters, British animator
  • Lou Waters, was one of the original anchors of Cable News Network an American cable news station when it first aired
  • Joseph Waters, American classical composer
  • Paddy Waters, Irish soccer player during the 1940s and 1950s
  • Elisabeth Waters, American fantasy author
  • Peter Waters, a former Conservation Officer at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
  • Russell J. Waters, U.S. Representative from California
  • Sheila Waters, calligrapher and teacher
  • Muddy Waters, American blues singer-songwriter and musician
  • Ethel Waters, American singer and actress
  • Roger Waters, English songwriter, singer, bassist, and composer
  • Maxine Waters, American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for since 2013
  • Alice Waters, American chef, restaurateur, activist and author
  • John Waters, John Samuel Waters Jr
  • Stanley Waters, CD was Canada's first Senator to be appointed to his Senate seat following a non-binding provincial Senate election
  • Sarah Waters, Welsh novelist
  • Arnold Waters, British engineer
  • Dan Waters, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Crystal Waters, American house and dance music singer and songwriter
  • Jeff Waters, Canadian guitarist and founder of the metal band Annihilator
  • John K. Waters, United States Army four-star general
  • Katarina Waters, professional wrestler
  • Jackson Waters, Christian pop rock band, featuring Nate Hufford on bass, David Leonard on vocals
  • Huw Waters, former Welsh cricketer
  • Brian Waters, former American football guard
  • Craig Waters, has been the public information officer and communications director for the Florida Supreme Court
  • Lesley Waters, English celebrity chef
  • Morgan Waters, Canadian actor, comedian and musician
  • Warren P. Waters, American physicist
  • Beau Waters, former professional Australian rules footballer and vice-captain of the West Coast Eagles
  • Harry Waters, British piano and Hammond organ player
  • Miriam Van Waters, American prison reformer of the early to mid-20th century whose methods owed much to her upbringing as an Episcopalian involved
  • Cheryl Waters, American film and television actress
  • Charlie Waters, former American football player, a defensive back
  • Andre Waters, American football safety
  • Gary Waters, American college basketball coach and the men's basketball former head coach at Cleveland State University
  • Benny Waters, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist known
  • Anthony Waters, former American football linebacker
  • Mick Waters, GAA player
  • Len Waters, first Aboriginal Australian military aviator
  • Terry Waters, former Australian rules footballer
  • Gillian Iliana Waters, African-American actress
  • Alison Waters, professional squash player from England
  • Thomas Waters, Irish civil engineer and architect

Waters Namesakes

  • Allan Waters, Canadian businessman and media icon
  • Russell Waters, Scottish film actor
  • Patty Waters, jazz vocalist best
  • Fraser Waters, English former rugby union footballer
  • Jon Waters, American marching band director
  • Keith Waters, British animator
  • Lou Waters, was one of the original anchors of Cable News Network an American cable news station when it first aired
  • Joseph Waters, American classical composer
  • Paddy Waters, Irish soccer player during the 1940s and 1950s
  • Elisabeth Waters, American fantasy author
  • Peter Waters, a former Conservation Officer at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
  • Russell J. Waters, U.S. Representative from California
  • Sheila Waters, calligrapher and teacher
  • Muddy Waters, American blues singer-songwriter and musician
  • Ethel Waters, American singer and actress
  • Roger Waters, English songwriter, singer, bassist, and composer
  • Maxine Waters, American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for since 2013
  • Alice Waters, American chef, restaurateur, activist and author
  • John Waters, John Samuel Waters Jr
  • Stanley Waters, CD was Canada's first Senator to be appointed to his Senate seat following a non-binding provincial Senate election
  • Sarah Waters, Welsh novelist
  • Arnold Waters, British engineer
  • Dan Waters, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Crystal Waters, American house and dance music singer and songwriter
  • Jeff Waters, Canadian guitarist and founder of the metal band Annihilator
  • John K. Waters, United States Army four-star general
  • Katarina Waters, professional wrestler
  • Jackson Waters, Christian pop rock band, featuring Nate Hufford on bass, David Leonard on vocals
  • Huw Waters, former Welsh cricketer
  • Brian Waters, former American football guard
  • Craig Waters, has been the public information officer and communications director for the Florida Supreme Court
  • Lesley Waters, English celebrity chef
  • Morgan Waters, Canadian actor, comedian and musician
  • Warren P. Waters, American physicist
  • Beau Waters, former professional Australian rules footballer and vice-captain of the West Coast Eagles
  • Harry Waters, British piano and Hammond organ player
  • Miriam Van Waters, American prison reformer of the early to mid-20th century whose methods owed much to her upbringing as an Episcopalian involved
  • Cheryl Waters, American film and television actress
  • Charlie Waters, former American football player, a defensive back
  • Andre Waters, American football safety
  • Gary Waters, American college basketball coach and the men's basketball former head coach at Cleveland State University
  • Benny Waters, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist known
  • Anthony Waters, former American football linebacker
  • Mick Waters, GAA player
  • Len Waters, first Aboriginal Australian military aviator
  • Terry Waters, former Australian rules footballer
  • Gillian Iliana Waters, African-American actress
  • Alison Waters, professional squash player from England
  • Thomas Waters, Irish civil engineer and architect

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