This is a list of surnames in which the description contains the keyword water.
AbanoItalian Originally denoted a person from the town of Abano, Latin Aponus, which was derived from the old Celtic root ab meaning "water".
AcquaItalian Means "water" in Italian, indicating one who dwelt by or transported water.
AcquafreddaItalian Denoted a person who came from one of the various places in Italy with this name, derived from Italian meaning "cold water".
AcquaroneItalian Meaning uncertain, possibly from a place name or an occupation derived from Italian acqua "water".
AcquatiItalian From the name of a village, part of the city of Lecco in Lombardy. Its name is presumably derived from Italian acqua "water".
AguaSpanish Means "water" in Spanish, indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.
AguadoSpanish Derived from Spanish agua"water", indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.
AlagonaItalian From the name of the Spanish region of Aragon, which was a medieval kingdom. The region was named for a river, which was itself derived from an Indo-European root meaning "water".
AnayaSpanish From the names of a few Spanish towns, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "stagnant water" or "path".
AquinoItalian, Spanish From the name of an Italian town near Rome, derived from Latin aqua meaning "water", the home town of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas. In Italy the surname is derived directly from the town's name. As a Spanish-language surname, it was sometimes bestowed by missionaries in honour of the saint as they evangelized in Spanish colonies.
AsturiasSpanish From the name of a region in Spain, formerly a medieval kingdom. It is possibly derived from Basque asta "rock" and ur "water".
AtwaterEnglish From Middle English meaning "dweller at the water".
Ayers 3English Indicated a person from the town of Ayr in Scotland. The town was named for the river that flows through it, itself derived from an Indo-European root meaning "water".
DouglasScottish From the name of a town in Lanarkshire, itself named after a tributary of the River Clyde called the Douglas Water, derived from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river" (an archaic word related to glas "grey, green"). This was a Scottish Lowland clan, the leaders of which were powerful earls in the medieval period.
FarnhamEnglish Indicated a person from any of the various towns named Farnham in England, notably in Surrey. Their names are from Old English fearn "fern" and ham "home, settlement" or ham "water meadow, enclosure".
HamptonEnglish From the name of multiple towns in England, derived from Old English ham "home" or ham "water meadow, enclosure" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Irvine 1Scottish Originally derived from the name of a Scottish (North Ayrshire) town, which was named for the River Irvine, derived from Brythonic elements meaning "green water".
LagunovmRussian Derived from Russian лагун (lagun) meaning "water barrel". It was used to denote the descendants of a person who made water barrels.
MataracıTurkish Occupational name for a person who made water bottles or flasks, from Turkish matara"flask".
MizunoJapanese From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
MortimerEnglish From the name of a town in Normandy meaning "dead water, still water" in Old French.
Pan 2Chinese From Chinese 潘 (pān) meaning "water in which rice has been rinsed", and also referring to a river that flows into the Han River.
PooleEnglish From Old English pol meaning "pool", referring to a person who lived by a small body of water.
PopławskimPolish From Polish poplaw meaning "flowing water, flood".
ShimizuJapanese From Japanese 清 (shi) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
SulzbachGerman Toponymic name from German places named Sulzbach meaning "salty stream", derived from Old High German sulza "salty water" and bah "stream".
UrbinaBasque Derived from Basque ur "water" and bi "two", indicating a place where two waterways met.
Van AmstelDutch Means "from Amstel", a Dutch river that means "water area".
Waller 3English From Old English wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".
WaltonEnglish From the name of any of several villages in England, derived from Old English wealh "foreigner, Celt", weald "forest", weall "wall", or wille "well, spring, water hole" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Waterman 2English, Dutch Occupational name for a boatman or a water carrier. It could also describe a person who lived by water.
Waters 1English Originally given to a person who lived near the water.
WellsEnglish Derived from Middle English wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".