Waterfall Surname

229,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Waterfall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the waterfall,' from residence thereby.

Richard de Watterfall, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johanna Waterfall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1692. Married — Robert Mathews and Rachell Waterfall: St.

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Waterfall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9541:58,4056,999
United States3701:979,61972,663
Australia1941:139,15314,991
Canada1371:268,94625,310
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales91:343,83718,086
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4951:49,2436,034
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Waterfall (135) may also be a first name.

Waterfall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the waterfall,' from residence thereby.

Richard de Watterfall, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johanna Waterfall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1692. Married — Robert Mathews and Rachell Waterfall: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1750. — William Waterfall and Margaret Eglestone: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

A parish in Staffordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Waterfalls are named after a Staffordshire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Waterfall Last Name Facts

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

Waterfall occurs most in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterfall? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 229,220th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,121,915 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Waterfall reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. Waterfall is also the 797,647th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 135 people.

Waterfall is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 954 people, or 1 in 58,405. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 21 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 13 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Waterfall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waterfall has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Waterfall last name grew 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 925 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waterfall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waterfall surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waterfall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 183.77% more than the national average, earning R 674,352 per year; in United States they earn 34.27% more than the national average, earning $57,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $54,579 CAD per year.

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Waterfall Reference & Research

Waterfall Genealogy - The family history of the Waterfall name, originating from Coventry & Warwickshire. Includes birth, marriage and death indexes, 1837-2002; Coventry parish register entries for the name Waterf

Waterfall One-name Study - A profile of the Waterfall surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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