McWaters
English
Etymology
Anglicized form, with English genitive -s, of Scottish Gaelic Mac Bhàtair, a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the personal name Walter.
Proper noun
McWaters (plural McWaterses)
- A surname, from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McWaters is the 22000th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1179 individuals. McWaters is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.
Further reading
- “McWaters”, in Hanks, Patrick, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, 2003, →ISBN