Drinkwater
See also: drinkwater
English
Etymology
From drink + water, a nickname given to a pauper or miser, unable or unwilling to afford beer, or alternatively, a nickname given to an innkeeper or a noted tippler.
Proper noun
Drinkwater (plural Drinkwaters)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Translations
equivalent surnames in other languages
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Drinkwater is the 14084th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2135 individuals. Drinkwater is most common among White (88.06%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drinkwater”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 489.