Family name Waterston (Waterston 
) , all over the world, is a rare last name. The last name Waterston is characteristic of the United Kingdom, where it is a rare surname, New Zealand, and Canada. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, the United States, and South Africa.
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| Waterston | United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, United States |
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robert waterston (b. 1778) |
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hephzibah lord waterston (1788-1862) (b. 1788) |
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john james waterston Scottish civil engineer and physicist, GB (b. 1811) |
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jane elizabeth waterston Scottish teacher and doctor in South Africa, GB (b. 1843) |
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| r. c. waterston born 1812; died 1893, US (b. 1812) |
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| george anthony waterston (b. 1857) |
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| david waterston British surgeon and anatomist (1871–1942) (b. 1871) |
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| james waterston British entomologist, GB (b. 1879) |
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sam waterston American actor, producer and director, US (b. 1940) |
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bob waterston Cell Biologist, Geneticist, US (b. 1943) |
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alisse waterston American professor of anthropology, US (b. 1951) |
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| archie waterston Scottish footballer (1902-1982), GB (b. 1902) |
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| harry waterston American sculptor, US (b. 1909) |
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| george waterston British ornithologist, GB (b. 1911) |
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| john maclaren waterston botanist (b. 1911) |
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