Waterbury

loc · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Waterbury is a name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: Perhaps ‘person from Waterperry’, Oxfordshire (‘pear trees near water’).

rarermore common
  • HUHungary
  • USUnited States
  • FIFinland

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Perhaps ‘person from Waterperry’, Oxfordshire (‘pear trees near water’).

Sources 1

  • Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1800185019001950Lawrence Waterbury, b. 1812Nelson J. Waterbury, b. 1819James Montaudevert Waterbury, Sr., b. 1851Lucy Whitehead McGill Waterbury Peabody, b. 1861Lawrence Waterbury, b. 1877Florence Waterbury, b. 1883Bill Waterbury, b. 1938John Waterbury, b. 1939Laura Waterbury, b. 1947

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 7 sources across 3 countries.

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Waterbury mean, and where does it come from?
Perhaps ‘person from Waterperry’, Oxfordshire (‘pear trees near water’). Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
In which country does Waterbury have the most bearers?
Waterbury is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Waterbury”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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