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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

Distribution of waterworth Families in the US in 1920
Number of waterworth families
 7-11
 3-6
 1-2
 0
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Sarah Waterworth b 1841 Cheltenham? mellishbute 0
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Waterworths in South West Lancashire, England. Derek Waterworth 2
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