Waterloo Surname

445,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Waterloo Surname Definition:

(Belgian) One who came from Waterloo (settlement near water), in Belgium.

Waterloo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
South Africa2221:244,04424,925
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Norway411:125,42216,333
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England111:5,065,278148,650
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Waterloo (251) may also be a first name.

Waterloo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Belgian) One who came from Waterloo (settlement near water), in Belgium.

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

Waterloo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waterloo occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterloo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 445,853rd most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. Waterloo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Waterloo live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 562,655th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 251 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 1,047,569. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 31 percent reside, Michigan, where 13 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.

Waterloo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waterloo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waterloo last name expanded 961 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waterloo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waterloo surname are 17.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Waterloo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.7% less than the national average, earning 274,458 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.56% less than the national average, earning R 124,608 per year and in United States they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $49,296 USD per year.

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