Drinkwater is a surname of English medieval origin. The German equivalent is Trinkwasser, in Italian Bevilacqua and in French Boileau.Joseph G. Fucilla, Our Italian Surnames, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1949, p. 237.
People with the surname Arthur Thomas Drinkwater (1894–1972), Australian-born World War I flying ace Barbara L. Drinkwater (1926–2019), American sports physiologist Ben Drinkwater (1910–1949), British motorcycle racer Bert Drinkwater (1895–1947), Australian footballer Carol Drinkwater (born 1948), Anglo-Irish actress and author Charles Drinkwater (soccer), American soccer player Danny Drinkwater (born 1990), English football player Gary Drinkwater, American politician Graham Drinkwater (1875–1946), Canadian ice hockey player, businessman and philanthropist Harry Drinkwater (1844–1895), British architect Harold Drinkwater (1855–1925), British botanical artist John Drinkwater (musician, technologist), (born 1957), English musician and sound technologist John Drinkwater (playwright), (1882–1937), English poet and dramatist John F. Drinkwater (born 1947), British historian Josh Drinkwater (born 1992), Australian rugby player Muriel Drinkwater, 12-year-old girl murdered in Wales in 1946 Peter Drinkwater (1750–1801), English textile businessman Ray Drinkwater (1931–2008), British soccer player Ros Drinkwater (1944–2022), Scottish-born actress Samuel Drinkwater (1742–1834), American sea captain Scott Drinkwater (born 1997), Australian professional rugby league footballer Sean T. Drinkwater (born 1972), American musician Skip Drinkwater, American record producer Terry Drinkwater (1936–1989), American television and radio journalist William Drinkwater (1812–1909), Manx judge
Fictional characters Gerris Drinkwater, in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin The Drinkwater clan (multiple generations) in Little,_Big, by John Crowley Nathaniel Drinkwater, protagonist of a series of novels by Richard Woodman
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