Bywater
English
Etymology
From by + water, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a lake or river.
Proper noun
Bywater (plural Bywaters)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bywater is the 24305th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1032 individuals. Bywater is most common among White (94.67%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bywater”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 264.