Drywater

Drywater Meaning & Origin

About Drywater
The surname Drywater is of Native American origin and is derived from the Creek word "Talofa," meaning "dry water." It is believed to have been used to describe a person or a place where water was scarce or had dried up. The name may have been given to individuals who lived near a dry riverbed or a location with limited water sources. The surname Drywater thus signifies a connection to a geographical feature or a characteristic related to water scarcity.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Drywater is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Drywater: 196
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 93,513
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Drywater based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Drywater is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRTR
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D60306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D R AY1 W AO2 T ER0
🌐 IPA
/drywater*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D636

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Drywater in Braille

Here's how to represent Drywater in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Drywater in braille

How to sign the name Drywater using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Drywater using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Drywater in sign language

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