Waterer Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Waterer Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by the Water [Old English wœter + the agential suff. -ere] Cp. Brooker.

Waterer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:257,95420,673
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada491:751,95159,756
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Waterer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by the Water [Old English wœter + the agential suff. -ere] Cp. Brooker.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Vautrier or Veltrier, from V., near Cambray, Flanders. William de Veltrier held three fiefs from Albini, in Norfolk, 1165 (Lib. Niger).

The Norman People (1874)

Waterer: a boatman on the Thames.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Waterer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waterer is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Waterer.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 628,294th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name Waterer is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Waterer live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 257,954. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 17 percent live, Hampshire, where 12 percent live and Surrey, where 9 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Waterer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waterer has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Waterer last name rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,009 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waterer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Waterer are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waterer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.54% less than the national average, earning R 172,188 per year; in United States they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $46,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.5% more than the national average, earning $63,344 CAD per year.

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