Last Name WATERMAN

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Meaning	The servant of Water, i.e. Walter. Another definition is 'the waterman,' i.e. the water carrier, water-bearer, water-leader.

Origin	English, Jewish, Dutch, Irish, Belgian

Rank	2,797 (2000 US census)	2,486 (1990 US census)

Count	11,799 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

88.63%, or 10457 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
6.92%, or 816 total occurrences, as black,
0.39%, or 46 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.13%, or 133 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.49%, or 176 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.44%, or 170 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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