Waterlow Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Waterlow Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) If this name were English it would mean the ‘Mound [Old English hlœw] by the Water’; but it seems to be an Anglicization of the Belgian Waterloo = the Water(y Lea [Flemish water + loo (oo as ō) = Old English leáh, meadow]

Waterlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:357,16725,626
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Waterlow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) If this name were English it would mean the ‘Mound [Old English hlœw] by the Water’; but it seems to be an Anglicization of the Belgian Waterloo = the Water(y Lea [Flemish water + loo (oo as ō) = Old English leáh, meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Waterloos; a personal name.

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

Waterlow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waterlow is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Waterlow.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterlow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waterlow is the 1,214,709th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname Waterlow is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Waterlow reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.

Waterlow is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 357,167. In England Waterlow is most numerous in: Greater London, where 23 percent live, Suffolk, where 17 percent live and Essex, where 6 percent live. Other than England Waterlow is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Waterlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waterlow has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Waterlow surname increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waterlow Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Waterlow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning $58,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weatherlow8994/
Watorlow880/
Wetterlow824/
Waterloft821/
Vaterloow821/
Wetherlow820/
Weatherlaw780/
Weterlaw750/
Vaterlaws7114/
Wetterlof711/
Vetterlov596/
Botterloff567/

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