Waterland

Waterland Meaning & Origin

About Waterland
The surname Waterland is of English origin and is derived from a combination of the words "water" and "land." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name hailed from a place or region associated with water and land, such as a coastal or marshy area. The name Waterland may have been given to individuals who lived near bodies of water or were involved in activities related to water, such as fishing or boat-building.

🌍 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 Waterland is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Waterland: 149
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 116,829
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ATRLNT
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W03064053
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 T ER0 L AE2 N D
🌐 IPA
/waterland*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATRLNT', 'FTRLNT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W364

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Waterland in Braille

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

The name Waterland in braille

How to sign the name Waterland using Sign Language

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

The name Waterland in sign language

Numerology