Last Name WALTERS

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Meaning	The son of Walter.This once popular font-name has left an indelible mark upon nomenclature.

Origin	English, Scottish, Jewish, Polish, Irish, Belgian, South african

Rank	262 (2000 US census)	269 (1990 US census)

Count	104,281 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

85.31%, or 88962 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
10.3%, or 10741 total occurrences, as black,
0.46%, or 480 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.86%, or 897 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.32%, or 1377 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.74%, or 1814 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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