Attwater Surname
Approximately 875 people bear this surname
Attwater Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the water'; compare Bywater, Attwood, Attwell, &c; v. Waters. This surname, having crossed the Atlantic, is more strongly represented in New York than London.
John Atte Water, Surrey, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.
Read More About This SurnameAttwater Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 535 | 1:104,146 | 10,930 |
| Australia | 149 | 1:181,179 | 18,282 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 252 | 1:96,728 | 9,867 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Attwater Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the water'; compare Bywater, Attwood, Attwell, &c; v. Waters. This surname, having crossed the Atlantic, is more strongly represented in New York than London.
John Atte Water, Surrey, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William Ate Wattere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Ate Water, Suffolk, ibid.
Elias Atewater, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Thomas atte Watyr, C .R., 4 Henry V.
Robert Atte Watre: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
= Atwater, q.v.
(English) Dweller at a stream or lake.
Atte Water; a location name.
Attwater Demographics
Average Attwater Salary in
United States
$47,451 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Attwater Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Attwater Come From? nationality or country of origin
Attwater occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Attwater? popularity and diffusion
The last name Attwater is the 401,442nd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Attwater reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.
Attwater is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 535 people, or 1 in 104,146. In England it is most prevalent in: West Sussex, where 17 percent live, Kent, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 12 percent live. Outside of England it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Attwater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Attwater has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Attwater last name rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 336 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Attwater Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Attwater last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Attwater earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $47,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $56,506 CAD per year.
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Attwater Reference & Research
Atwater DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Atwater FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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