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Waters


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Origin Of The Surname Waters

Meaning Of The Surname Waters

Descendant of Walter

Interesting Facts About Waters

Water is thought to be a patronymic surname, from the given name Walter. The Old English pronunciation of Walter was Wauter, which has lead people to believe that this is the most likely source of the name. Because of the obvious conclusion to jump to being that it has something to do with water, some so argue that it is a topographical surname given to families living next to a water source.

Waters Statistics

Waters is the number 587 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 16,555 share the surname Waters in the UK.

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