Waatson Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Waatson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waatson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waatson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waatson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Waatson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waatson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waatson is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Waatson is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Waatson are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 43 percent live, California, where 29 percent live and Maine, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 20 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Waatson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waatson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Waatson surname increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waatson Last Name Statistics demography

Waatson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Watson92576,826/
Whatson86576/
Wattson86496/
Waitson86108/
Watsson8617/
Watsonn8615/
Watsoon864/
Wathson864/
Watszon863/
Watsond862/
Watsone862/
Watsomn862/
Wuatson861/
Watsoin861/
Watsion861/
Watsoen861/
Watsoun861/
Waytson861/
Weatson861/
Wwatson861/
Watsosn860/
Hwatson860/
Watzson860/
Wasttson8030/
Watschon8024/
Watchson8011/
Wattsson8010/
Whatsonn804/
Wattsone801/
Wheatson801/
Batson7719,093/
Wadson771,249/
Vatson77423/
Watsen7793/
Watsan7762/
Watsom7736/
Wotson7735/
Watzon7722/
Waacon7721/
Watsun7712/
Wacson774/
Watxon773/
Uatson772/
Watcon771/
Wheatsone758/
Watsonová757/
Beatson713,039/
Batshon71531/
Battson71449/
Wootson71157/
Baitson71113/
Waidson71112/
Baatsen71106/
Watchon7155/
Batsion719/
Watsung715/
Huatson714/
Watssen712/
Vaytson712/
Veatson711/
Vatsone711/
Vattson711/
Watshun711/
Whotson711/
Wahtsan711/
Wachson711/
Bathson711/
Weazson711/
Wattsen710/
Wastsen710/
Weadson710/
Baadson710/
Whatcon710/
Wottson710/
Whatsom710/
Wazan672,283/
Wacan671,016/
Batshoun67101/
Wazon6731/
Batschon6714/
Wacon678/
Watschun676/
Bahatsan673/
Watchong672/
Baitshon671/
Woottson671/
Batssoun671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waatson
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