Waiters

Waiters Meaning & Origin

About Waiters
The surname Waiters is derived from the occupation of a waiter, which refers to a person who serves food and drinks in a restaurant or other eating establishments. The name originated from the Middle English word "wayter," meaning a servant or attendant. As a surname, Waiters would have been given to individuals who worked as waiters or had ancestors who held this occupation.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Waiters: 19,853
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 1,809
  • Frequency per 100k people: 6.73

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Waiters 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 Waiters is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ATRS
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W03062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EY1 T ER0 Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈweɪtərz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATRS', 'FTRS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W362

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Waiters in Braille

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

The name Waiters in braille

How to sign the name Waiters using Sign Language

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

The name Waiters in sign language

Numerology