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Waters (name) Waters is a surname, derived from "Wat", or "Wa'ter", an old pronunciation of Gaultier or Walter, and similarly derived from the surname Watson ("Wat's son"). [1] The name is common from an early date in Wales and Yorkshire, [2] [3] as well as Shropshire, England. P.
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). Waters wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspray (1988), which was later adapted into a hit ...
Watters (surname) Watters is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrée Watters (born 1983), Canadian singer. Charles J. Watters (1927–1967), chaplain in the United States Army. Clarence Watters (1902−1986), American organist. David E. Watters (1944–2009), American linguist who specialized in Tibeto-Burman languages.
Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, on October 31, 1896 (some sources incorrectly state her birth year as 1900 [5] [1] [6]) as a result of the rape of her teenaged African-American mother, Louise Anderson (1881–1962), [1] by 17-year-old John Wesley (or Wesley John) Waters (1878–1901), [1] a pianist and family acquaintance from a middle-class African-American background.
Esther Waters is born to hard-working parents who are Plymouth Brethren in Barnstaple, Devon.Her father's premature death prompts her mother to move to London and marry again, but Esther's stepfather turns out to be a hard-drinking bully and wife-beater who forces Esther, a natural beauty, to leave school and go out to work instead, thus greatly reducing her chances of ever learning how to ...
The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of the population, while the top 100 surnames cover slightly more than 33%. [ 3 ] This ranking is a result of an August 2008 study by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company , [ 3 ] which included approximately 6,118,000 customers of Meiji Yasuda's insurance and annuities.
Waterson is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: Alan Waterson (1915–2003), Australian amateur golfer. Alfred Waterson (1880–1964), UK MP. Chris Waterson (footballer, born 1961), Australian footballer for Essendon and Brisbane. Chris Waterson (footballer, born 1969), Australian footballer for Fitzroy.
Bywater is an uncommon surname of Old English origin. It is a topographical surname given to those who were situated near a body of water. [1] The name derives from the merger of the Old English words bi ( Middle English: by) and waeter (Middle English: water) to form biwaeter . Topographical surnames are among the earliest created, because ...