Probably of Dutch origin, but unexplained. It may be a habitational
name for someone who came from (uit) a place called
Water, of which there are many in the Netherlands, or
alternatively from a place named as the ‘outer water’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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