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    The surname Waterworth

    An English occupational surname, carried by 584 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex W366

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Waterworth is more common than 76.6% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    Occupational surname for a water bailiff, from Middle English water (“water”) + ward (“guard”).

    Waterworth is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 584 people named Waterworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 528,674 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 560.

    #37,993
    rank among US surnames
    584
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.3%
    change since 2000 (was #37,429)

    Who is named Waterworth

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Waterworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Waterworth come from?
    Occupational surname for a water bailiff, from Middle English water (“water”) + ward (“guard”).
    How common is the surname Waterworth?
    584 people in the United States had the surname Waterworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 528,674 Americans. It ranked 37,993rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Waterworth?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Waterworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is Waterworth?
    Waterworth is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Waterworth getting more or less common?
    More common. 560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 584 in 2010, up 4.3%.