Waterman Surname

20,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Waterman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the servant of Water,' i.e. Walter; compare Matthewman, Addiman, &c.; v. Waters and Waterson.

Geoffrey Walterman, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

The following occur in the roll of a small hamlet, but the nick.

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Waterman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,9671:21,3632,697
England3,8911:14,3202,115
Canada1,6001:23,0283,128
Australia1,2371:21,8243,019
Netherlands6871:24,5814,003
Barbados3981:722184
New Zealand3211:14,1072,463
Trinidad and Tobago1611:8,4721,216
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Israel1581:54,1627,046
Panama1521:25,7391,588
Guyana1171:6,5151,099
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Wales651:47,6084,483
Japan551:2,324,44229,670
France541:1,230,050127,496
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Cuba381:303,2295,351
Guernsey371:1,742400
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines81:14,082855
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway61:857,04855,549
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2911:10,6401,619
Guernsey261:1,256219
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8341:10,3891,359

Waterman (96) may also be a first name.

Waterman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the servant of Water,' i.e. Walter; compare Matthewman, Addiman, &c.; v. Waters and Waterson.

Geoffrey Walterman, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

The following occur in the roll of a small hamlet, but the nick. Wat is used instead of the fuller Water:

Walterus Nelesthorp, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Watman, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Watman, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Watson, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Watman, 1379: ibid.

(2) Occup. 'the waterman,' i.e. the water-carrier, water-bearer, water-leader.

William le Waterman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam le Waterman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert le Waterman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Julian Waterman, Pat. R., 3 Edward VI. pt.

1613. Peter Weterman: Register of the University of Oxford.

1655. Buried — Ann, wife of Hugh Waterman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1729. Married — Joseph Bull to Anne Waterman: St. Mary (London).

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

(English) 1 Boatman, Ferryman [Old English wœter + mann] Adam le Waterman.—Hundred Rolls 2 occasionally for the Middle English Wa(l)terman, i.e. Wa(l)ter’s Man (-Servant) [v. Walter, and cp. Waters]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who operated a boat, especially a ferryman.

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

A ferryman. See , however, Waters, and the termination MAN.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Waterer: a boatman on the Thames.

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

The family of Waterman owned property during last century in Rucking, Halden, and Otham (H.). In 1696, Edward Waterman was vicar of Hollingbome (H.).

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

Waterman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waterman (Arabic: واترمان) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waterman is the 20,523rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 273,659 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Waterman live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 968,397th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 96 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 16,967 people, or 1 in 21,363. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Waterman exists in 84 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Waterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waterman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 351 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 722 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 217 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Waterman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Waterman surname are 7.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.04% being registered with the party.

The amount Waterman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.82% more than the national average, earning R 465,348 per year; in United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $50,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Waterman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waterman in the Arabic language
واترمانwatrman-

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Waterman Reference & Research

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Waterman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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