Atwater

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Attwater

Etymology

From at +‎ water, a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a river or lake.

Proper noun

Atwater (countable and uncountable, plural Atwaters)

1. A surname.
2. A city in Merced County, California, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Upson County, Georgia, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.
5. A city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Atwater is the 7739^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4289 individuals. Atwater is most common among White (59.69%) and Black/African American (34.46%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Atwater”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 67.