Waterbury Surname

140,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Waterbury Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Waterperry (pear tree by a stream), in Oxfordshire.

Waterbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0301:119,62312,814
Canada811:454,88439,362
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1711:42,8854,991

Waterbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Waterperry (pear tree by a stream), in Oxfordshire.

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

Waterbury Last Name Facts

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

Waterbury is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Waterbury.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterbury? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waterbury is the 140,881st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,301,815 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Waterbury reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,030 people, or 1 in 119,623. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Waterbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waterbury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waterbury surname expanded 259 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waterbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Waterbury are 15.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Waterbury earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $53,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waterburry955/
Watterbury950/
Wauterbury950/
Waterburey950/
Weatherbury901/
Watterburry900/
Watrebury890/
Batterbury84191/
Wheterbury841/
Wetherbury840/
Batterburry802/

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