Waterville Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
Waterville Surname Definition:
A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, de Wateuile. Vatteville; a local name
Waterville Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Waterville Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, de Wateuile. Vatteville; a local name
— British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber
Waterville: is a mistake for Vateville on the Seine. Three de Vatevilles are entered in Domesday: William, who held of the King in Essex and Suffolk, etc.; Robert, who held in capite in Surrey with five manors in other counties; and Richard, an under-tenant in Surrey. Now Waterfield.
— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould
A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, de Wateuile. Vatteville; a local name
— British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watervil | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wetherville | 86 | 2 | / |
| Waterfill | 84 | 84 | / |
| Veterville | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waterval | 78 | 545 | / |
| Waterfall | 74 | 1,768 | / |
| Waterfell | 74 | 0 | / |
| Wotterfill | 70 | 0 | / |
| Waterfielo | 70 | 0 | / |
| Watterfall | 70 | 0 | / |
| Wastervelt | 70 | 0 | / |
| Waterwheeler | 64 | 0 | / |
| Waterfowl | 63 | 5 | / |
| Waterfeel | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wetterfall | 60 | 5 | / |
| Waterwheel | 60 | 1 | / |
| Wytrval | 59 | 7 | / |
| Waderphul | 53 | 2 | / |
| Wouter-Heuvel | 52 | 1 | / |
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