Attwater Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Attwater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5351:104,14610,930
Australia1491:181,17918,282
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Canada601:614,09350,489
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2521:96,7289,867
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Atwater, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a stream or lake.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Atte Water; a location name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Attwater Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Attwater Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Attwater is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Attwater? popularity and diffusion

Attwater is the 401,442nd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Attwater are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Attwater is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 535 people, or 1 in 104,146. In England Attwater is mostly concentrated in: West Sussex, where 17 percent are found, Kent, where 15 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Not including England it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Attwater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Attwater has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Attwater last name increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 336 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Attwater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Attwater surname 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attwatter940/
Atwater936,109/
Atwatter881/
Adwater8033/
Outwater75557/
Hotwater750/
Headwater711/
Outwatter710/
Odwater671/
Oudwater63121/
Otueterr501/

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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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