The waterworth Surname

waterworth Name Meaning and History

English (chiefly Lancashire): occupational name for a water bailiff, earlier Waterward, from Middle English water + ward ‘guard’. All the early examples occur on the banks of Martin Mere, a large freshwater lake (now drained) in western Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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waterworth Family Facts

Emigration Year (AU)Emigration Year (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Ports of Departure Occupations

Distribution of waterworth Families in the US in 1920

Number of waterworth families

7-11

3-6

1-2

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Sarah Waterworth b 1841 Cheltenham?	mellishbute	0
waterworth	AL wATERworth	13
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waterworth's in MA	kerry	5
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Waterworth	Lynne Storey	7
Waterworths in South West Lancashire, England.	Derek Waterworth	2

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