Last Name DRINKWATER

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Meaning	Nickname: The name is found in the 13th century in its simple form, and no doubt was the sobriquet of some early teetotalers. Could also be (although not likeley) a corruption of Derwentwater.

Origin	English, Jewish, French, Irish, South african

Rank	13,372 (2000 US census)	22,323 (1990 US census)

Count	2,089 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

88.56%, or 1850 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
6.75%, or 141 total occurrences, as black,
0.53%, or 11 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.01%, or 21 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.58%, or 33 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.58%, or 33 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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