Walters is a surname of English origin. It used to denote "Son of Walter", derived from the given name Walter , which was introduced into England and Wales about the time of the Norman Conquest . The name "Walter" originates from the Old German wald ("rule") + heri ("warrior").[ 1] [ 2]
Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Walters (1926–2009), British economist, Chief Economic Adviser to Margaret ThatcherAmy Walters , American television producerAnne-Marie Walters (1923–1998), British spy during World War IIArthur Melmoth Walters (1865–1941), English footballerBarbara Walters (1929–2022), American broadcast journalist, author, and television personalityBill Walters (Arkansas politician) (1943–2013), American lawyer, businessman, and politicianBree Walters (born 1976), Australian actressBrian Walters (born 1954), Australian barrister and human rights advocateBryan Walters (born 1987), American football wide receiverBruce Walters (born 1954), American artistBucky Walters (1909–1991), American baseball playerCatherine Walters (1839–1920), English fashion trendsetter and courtesanCharles Walters (1911–1982), Hollywood director and choreographerCharles Walters, Jr. (1926–2009), United States economist, publisher, editor, and authorChester Samuel Walters (1878–1958), Canadian politician and administratorCyril Walters (1905–1992), Welsh cricketerDan Walters (1966–2020), American baseball player and police officerDavid Walters (born 1951), governor of OklahomaDennis Walters (1928–2021), British politicianDoug Walters (born 1928), Australian cricketerEric Walters (born 1957), Canadian author of teenagers' literatureEric Walters (newsreader) (1937–2010), Australian journalist news anchorFrank Walters (1860–1922), Australian cricketerGeorge Walters (disambiguation) , several personsGordon Walters (1919–1995), New Zealand artist and graphic designerGuy Walters (born 1971), British author and journalistHarry N. Walters (1936–2019), American businessman and administratorHenry Walters (1848–1931), American rail magnate and art collectorHenry Walters (cricketer) (1917–1944), New Zealand cricketerHenry Walters (footballer) (1925–1994), English footballerHenry Walters (public servant) (1868–1929), Australian public servantHerbert S. Walters (1891–1973), United States senator for TennesseeHugh Walters (actor) (1939–2015), British actorHugh Walters (author) (1910–1993), British author of children's fictionHyacinth Walters (born 1926), Jamaican track and field athleteIan Walters (1930–2006), English sculptorJ. Henry Walters (1874–1952), American lawyer and state politician from New YorkJames Walters (British actor) , actor in the Harry Potter filmsJamie Walters (American entertainer) (born 1969), actor, singer, firefighter and record producerJason Walters (born 1985), Dutch Islamic extremistJoe Walters (born 1984), American lacrosse playerJohn Walters (disambiguation) , several personsJonathan Walters (born 1983), Irish footballerJudith R. Walters , American neuropharmacologistJulie Walters (born 1950), British actressKerrod Walters (born 1967), Australian rugby league playerKerry S. Walters (born 1954), American philosopher and Christian writerKevin Walters (born 1967), Australian rugby league playerLarry Walters (1949–1993), American balloon aviatorLeRoy Walters (born 1940), American philosopherMark Walters (born 1964), English football playerMartin Walters (born 1985), South African cricketerMary Coon Walters (1922–2001), American judgeMatt Walters (born 1979), American football playerMax Walters (1920–2005, Stuart Max Walters), British botanist and academicMelanie Walters (born 1962), Welsh actressMelora Walters (born 1960), American actressMichael Walters (born 1991), Australian footballerMimi Walters (born 1962), American state senator for CaliforniaMinette Walters (born 1949), British crime writerNancy Walters (1933–2009), American model, actress, and ministerNaomi Walters , fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale Nathaniel Walters (1875–1956), Welsh international rugby playerPaul Walters (1947–2006), British radio and TV producer for the BBCPercy Melmoth Walters (1863–1936), English footballerRatus Walters , former NASCAR Cup Series team ownerRex Walters (born 1970), American basketball player and coachRiaan Walters (born 1980), Namibian cricketerR. C. S. Walters (1888–1980), English civil engineerRichard Walters, also known as Slick Rick (born 1965), English-American musician and actor
Rita Walters (1930–2020), American politicianScot Walters (born 1967), American race car driverShirley A. Walters (born 1948), American politicianShirley Walters (1925–2017), Australian senator for TasmaniaShu-Aib Walters (born 1981), South African football playerSonny Walters (1924–1970), English footballerStan Walters (born 1948), American football playerStephen Martin Walters , British actorSteve Walters (born 1965), Australian rugby league playerSteve Walters (footballer) (born 1972), English footballerSusan Walters (born 1963), American actressThorley Walters (1913–1991), English character-actorTome H. Walters Jr. , American military officerTom Walters (association footballer) (1909–1968), Welsh footballerTony Walters , Australian actor and film directorTrevor Walters (bishop) , British-born Canadian bishop of the Anglican Network in CanadaTrevor Walters (footballer) (1916–1989), English footballerTrevor Walters (singer) (born 1961), British reggae singerTroy Walters (born 1976), American football playerVanessa Walters (born 1978), English novelist and playwrightVernon A. Walters (1917–2002), United States Army officer and diplomatVictor Walters , English footballerWes Walters (1928–2014), Australian artistWilliam Thompson Walters (1820–1894), American businessman and art collector
^ Hanks, Patrick ; Hodges, Flavia. A Dictionary of Surnames . Oxford University Press.^ Reaney, P. H. A Dictionary of English Surnames . Oxford University Press.