Find out how popular the last name Dreadfulwater is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dreadfulwater.

Dreadfulwater, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dreadfulwater surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dreadfulwater in America

Dreadfulwater is the 116829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dreadfulwater surname appeared 149 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dreadfulwater.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dreadfulwater to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dreadfulwater

The surname DREADFULWATER is believed to have originated in the British Isles, likely England, during the Middle Ages. It is a descriptive surname that references a place name or geographical feature, indicating that the original bearer or their ancestors lived near a body of water that was considered dreadful or unpleasant in some way.

The name may have derived from Old English words meaning "terrible" or "dreadful" combined with a word for a water source, such as a river or stream. Similar spellings like Dredfulwater or Dreadfullwater were likely used in early records.

One of the earliest known references to the name DREADFULWATER can be found in the Domesday Book, a survey of landowners commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry lists a landowner named Godric Dreadfulwater in the county of Lincolnshire.

In the 13th century, a William DREADFULWATER is mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire, suggesting the name had spread to different regions of England by that time. During the 14th century, a Richard DREADFULWATER is recorded in the Court Rolls of Wiltshire.

A notable bearer of the name was Sir Thomas DREADFULWATER, a knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War during the 15th century. He was born around 1410 in Warwickshire and died in 1478.

Another individual of note was Elizabeth DREADFULWATER, a wealthy landowner from Oxfordshire who lived during the late 16th century. Her will, dated 1592, provides details about her estate and bequests.

In the 17th century, a John DREADFULWATER emigrated from England to the American colonies, settling in Virginia in the 1630s. He is considered one of the earliest bearers of the name in the New World.

Throughout its history, the DREADFULWATER surname has maintained a strong connection to its geographic origins, reflecting the harsh or unpleasant water sources found near the ancestral homes of its bearers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dreadfulwater

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dreadfulwater.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dreadfulwater was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dreadfulwater has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dreadfulwater was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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