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Bywater Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone living by a lake or river from Middle English by ‘by beside’ + water ‘water’. Irish: pseudo-translation (due to confusion with sruth ‘stream’) of Gaelic Ó Srutháin ‘descendant of Sruithán’ a personal name from a diminutive of sruith ‘sage elder’. Bywater is found as the English form of this Gaelic name in County Cork while in Mayo the usual Anglicization is Ryan .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Water, Atwater, Bywaters, Bester, Baker, Cater, Bruster, Walter

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You can see how Bywater families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bywater family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bywater families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 8 Bywater families living in Ontario. This was about 57% of all the recorded Bywater's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bywater families in 1911.

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Census Records

There are 30,000 census records available for the last name Bywater. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bywater census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Bywater. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Bywater. For the veterans among your Bywater ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bywater lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Bywater life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Bywater in 1962 was 60, and 82 in 2004.

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