Watters is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Watters
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

A variant form of the Wolter. Descendant of Walter that means "rule, folk".

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

A variant of Walters. Descendant of Walter meaning "rule, army".

The form of Walter. A personal name of Teutonic origin, but not introduced in England until the Conquest. Walterus is common among the Domesday tenants. It has become the parent of several surnames, particularly Walters, Waterson, Fitz-Walter, Watt, Watts, Watson, Watkins, Watkinson, Watcock.

How popular is Watters?

Watters is common in United States, Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales.

Watters is ranked 20218 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Watters bearers increased by 3.81 per cent in 2010 US census to 11569 since 2000, the surname slipped by 143 spots and ranked at 3113. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.56 85.1
Black 10.88 10.43
Hispanic or Latino 2.2 1.48
Others 2.05 1.53
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.74 0.96
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.5
Watters is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 27066 people have been found who wears Watters as their family name. Watters is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Watters:
2,999 United States15,213
Countries with thousands of Watters:
1,550 Australia2,583
2,295 Canada2,326
3,376 England2,278
683 Scotland1,382
637 Ireland1,291
Countries with hundreds of Watters:
429 Northern Ireland882
2,756 New Zealand287
26,176 South Africa208
2,682 Wales120
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
35,376 Argentina90
1,030 Belize55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,037 Nicaragua49
5,748 Singapore43
267,220 Thailand29
2,848 Honduras26
158,771 Germany22
219,029 France19
236,959 Brazil18
65,606 Kazakhstan15
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
53,588 Switzerland10
121,952 Malaysia9
84,476 Zimbabwe9
85,467 Netherlands9
47,258 Norway8
238,248 Philippines7
9,437 Panama7
3,169 Isle of Man6
100,283 Spain6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Alice Watters was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 6, 1846. She lived in Ireland and took Stephen Whitney from Liverpool. Immigrant Jno.W. Watters, Ellen Watters, aged 25, 20 years old Eliza Watters, Farmer Phillip Watters, 50 years old Mrs Watters, 21 years old Phillip Watters, Immigrant Laurence Watters, Bridget Watters (15) Immigrant, and 12 other Watters around 33.33% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

From Germany

O. Watters worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 22 years old embarked for United States from Hamburg, Havana, Havre & Santander on Saxonia and arrived on October 14, 1872.

Watters Namesakes

  • Warren Prall Watters, founding archbishop of the Free Church of Antioch
  • Lu Watters, trumpeter and bandleader of the Yerba Buena Jazz Band
  • Jim Watters, Canadian former pair skater
  • David E. Watters, Ph
  • Charles J. Watters, He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery exhibited while rescuing wounded men
  • Ricky Watters, former American football running back
  • Sam Watters, American singer, songwriter
  • Henry Watters, was mayor of the city of Ottawa in 1924
  • Harry Watters, noted jazz trombonist
  • Scott Watters, former Australian rules football player and coach
  • Bill Watters, Canadian sports media personality and former Assistant General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Tim Watters, Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman
  • Ken Watters, American jazz trumpeter residing in Huntsville
  • Andrée Watters, musical artist

Watters Namesakes

  • Warren Prall Watters, founding archbishop of the Free Church of Antioch
  • Lu Watters, trumpeter and bandleader of the Yerba Buena Jazz Band
  • Jim Watters, Canadian former pair skater
  • David E. Watters, Ph
  • Charles J. Watters, He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery exhibited while rescuing wounded men
  • Ricky Watters, former American football running back
  • Sam Watters, American singer, songwriter
  • Henry Watters, was mayor of the city of Ottawa in 1924
  • Harry Watters, noted jazz trombonist
  • Scott Watters, former Australian rules football player and coach
  • Bill Watters, Canadian sports media personality and former Assistant General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Tim Watters, Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman
  • Ken Watters, American jazz trumpeter residing in Huntsville
  • Andrée Watters, musical artist

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