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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ATWATER,
ATTWATER.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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ATWATER, ATTWATER.
A local name meaning "at the water"; cf. Bywater, Attwood,
Attwell,
&c.; v. Waters.
This surname, having crossed the Atlantic, is more strongly represented in New
York than London.
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