# McWaters (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcwaters/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,179 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,000 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 261,871 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.6% (1,198 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form, with English genitive -s, of Scottish Gaelic Mac Bhàtair, a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the personal name Walter.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McWaters in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Masters, Masterson, Master, McAteer, McDermott, Meister, Mistry, Mistretta, Mastrangelo, Mastroianni, McKittrick, Mastro.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.