About Waterloo
The surname Waterloo is of Dutch origin and is derived from the place name Waterloo, which means "wet meadow" or "water meadow" in Dutch. It is a toponymic surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name either lived near or hailed from a place called Waterloo. The most famous association with the name is the Battle of Waterloo, a significant historical event that took place in 1815 in Belgium, where Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by the Duke of Wellington and his allies.
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The surname Waterloo is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Waterloo 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 Waterloo is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Waterloo in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Waterloo using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.