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

Watring, 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 Watring surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Watring in America

Watring is the 63068th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Watring surname appeared 317 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 Watring.

We can also compare 2010 data for Watring 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 Watring

The surname Watring is believed to have originated in England during the Middle Ages. It is thought to be a locational name, derived from a place name that referred to a location near a body of water, such as a lake, river, or stream.

One possible origin is from the Old English words "waeter" meaning water and "ing" indicating a place or settlement. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a body of water or a settlement that was located near water.

Another theory suggests that the name may be related to the Old English word "wath", which referred to a ford or shallow crossing in a river. In this case, the name could have been given to someone who lived near such a crossing or was involved in operating or maintaining it.

While there are no recorded instances of the surname Watring in the Domesday Book of 1086, some earlier variations of the name can be found in historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries. For example, the spelling "Watringe" appears in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, which were administrative records from the time of King Edward I.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Watring was John Watring, who was born around 1385 in Oxfordshire, England. Another early bearer of the name was William Watring, who lived in Yorkshire in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name can be found in various records, including the Parish Registers of Worcestershire, where a Robert Watring was recorded in 1592. Around the same time, a Thomas Watring was documented in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1568.

During the 17th century, the surname Watring appeared in several places across England, including Berkshire, where a John Watring was recorded in the Parish Registers in 1635, and Gloucestershire, where a William Watring was noted in the Hearth Tax Rolls of 1672.

One notable individual with the surname Watring was Sir Henry Watring, a prominent landowner and Member of Parliament for Wiltshire in the late 17th century. He was born in 1645 and died in 1712.

Throughout history, the surname Watring has also been recorded with various spellings, such as Wateryng, Wateringe, and Watringe, reflecting the evolution of language and regional variations in pronunciation and spelling.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Watring

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

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

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