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Surname Etymology and Meaning of QUALTERS

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

Irish: reduced form of MacWalter, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ualtair, Mac Uaitear, to which an English patronymic -s has been added.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)