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Recorded in the spellings of Waterson and Watterson, this is an Anglo-Scottish surname of medieval origins. In England it derives from the famous Anglo-Saxon personal name "Waldhar", the modern Walter, a compound consisting of the elements "wald" meaning "to rule", plus "hari", an army, although in Scotland it is believed to originate from the lands of Waterson, in the county of Forfarshire. However as the lands of Waterson were named after somebody called "Walter's son", it could be said that the "origin" in both countries is probably the same, although not the same person.