Van de Water is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the water". Variants are Van de Waeter, Van der Water and Van der Wateren. People with this name include:
Charles F. Van de Water (1872–1920), American (California) Republican politician
Frederic Franklyn Van de Water (1890–1968), American journalist and fiction writer George Roe Van De Water (1854–1925), American Episcopalian priest Jacobus van de Water (1643–aft.1673), Dutch mayor of New Amsterdam Marjorie Van de Water (1900–1962), American science writer and journalist Ruth Van de Water, American theoretical particle physicist Silvester van der Water (born 1996), Dutch football winger
See also
Van De Water Glacier, part of the near-extinct Carstensz Glacier in New Guinea, named after Abraham van de Water (1879–1938), who in 1913 was the first European to reach this "eternal" snow