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

Watermolen, 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 Watermolen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Watermolen in America

Watermolen is the 84748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Watermolen surname appeared 221 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 Watermolen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Watermolen 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 Watermolen

The surname WATERMOLEN originates from the Netherlands and dates back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "water" meaning water and "molen" meaning mill, referring to a watermill. The name was likely given to someone who lived near or worked at a watermill.

WATERMOLEN is found in early Dutch records and historical documents from the 16th and 17th centuries. It appears in the Leiden marriage records of 1593, where a Pieter WATERMOLEN is mentioned. The name is also present in the Amsterdam baptismal records of 1612, with the entry of a child named Trijntje, daughter of Hendrick WATERMOLEN.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Cornelis WATERMOLEN, a Dutch merchant who lived in Amsterdam in the late 16th century. He was involved in the lucrative spice trade with the East Indies and is mentioned in several trading company records from that era.

In the 17th century, a prominent figure with the WATERMOLEN surname was Jan WATERMOLEN, a Dutch painter who was active in the city of Utrecht between 1630 and 1660. Several of his paintings depicting Dutch landscapes and scenes of daily life are preserved in museums across the Netherlands.

Another notable bearer of the name was Gerrit WATERMOLEN, a Dutch Reformed minister who lived from 1680 to 1752. He served as a pastor in various churches in the Netherlands and was known for his influential sermons and religious writings.

In the 19th century, a famous bearer of the WATERMOLEN name was Willem WATERMOLEN, a Dutch politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1858 to 1862. He played a significant role in the modernization of the Dutch government and economy during his tenure.

The WATERMOLEN surname has also been found in various spellings and variations over the centuries, such as Watermolen, Watermühlen, and Watermeulen, reflecting regional differences in the Dutch language and dialects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Watermolen

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

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 Watermolen 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 Watermolen 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 Watermolen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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