Waterstone Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Waterstone Surname Definition:

A location name in Pembroke.

Waterstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Australia581:465,44335,949
England581:960,65648,451
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Mauritius101:129,3427,997
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines81:14,082855
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland451:83,1834,503
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Waterstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Pembroke.

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

Waterstone Last Name Facts

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

Waterstone is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterstone? popularity and diffusion

Waterstone is the 830,559th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Waterstone reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Waterstone is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 3,071,686. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 36 percent are found, California, where 21 percent are found and Georgia, where 14 percent are found. Beside The United States Waterstone exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Waterstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waterstone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Waterstone last name expanded 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,933 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 135 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waterstone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Waterstone last name is principally Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Waterstone surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waterstone earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning R 249,300 per year and in United States they earn 11.35% more than the national average, earning $48,046 USD per year.

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