| Mac Uaitéir | Mac Watters: líon beag: an Dún-Aontroim. Leagan Ultach de Mac Ualtair. |
| MacWatters | Quite numerous: Down-Antrim. Ir. Mac Uaitéir, from first name Walter, a Teutonic name meaning "mighty army" and popular amongst the Anglo-Normans. SI. |
| Waters | numerous: all areas, especially Midlands & Connacht. An English name appearing in 17 cent; but it also stands for a number of indigenous names: Ó Tuairisc, Ó Fuaruisce Ó h-Uarghuis, Mac Con Uisce. See also Coldwell. MIF & SGG. |
| Waterson | rare: Belfast area. A Scottish name, apparently toponymic. Also English, Walter's son. SS & DBS. |
| Watters | numerous: mainly Ulster, also N Leinster, Galway, Sligo. Variant of Waters, i.e. another version of first name Walter. Those of Connacht probably indigenous. |
| Watterson | numerous: Derry etc. Another "Walter" derivative. |
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