Atwater

English Alternative forms surname en Attwater Etymology en :af at water 1 From en at water, a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a river or lake. Proper noun ~ s en. en city co/Merced County s/California c/US. en Zoe Sottile; Julia Vargas Jones A Sacramento mother and her 8-month-old daughter have been missing for over 10 days w:CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/27/us/sandra-mccarty-whisper-owen-missing-california 2025-07-27 A traffic camera last captured their vehicle, a silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, shortly after 8 p.m. in Atwater, around 66 miles north of Fresno, the sheriff’s office said. https://web.archive.org/web/20250729080022/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/27/us/sandra-mccarty-whisper-owen-missing-california en unincorporated community co/Upson County s/Georgia c/US. en unincorporated community co/Macoupin County s/Illinois c/US. en city co/Kandiyohi County s/Minnesota c/US. en unincorporated community co/Dodge County s/Wisconsin c/US. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Atwater is the 7739th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4289 individuals. Atwater is most common among White (59.69%) and Black/African American (34.46%) individuals. Further reading