Watcher Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Watcher Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the watcher,' a watchman. Middle English wacche, a watch, a keeping guard. With the third instance (Waker), compare Wakeman.
Ellis le Wacher, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Wacher, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameWatcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 159 | 1:2,279,616 | 142,122 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Watcher (17) may also be a first name.
Watcher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the watcher,' a watchman. Middle English wacche, a watch, a keeping guard. With the third instance (Waker), compare Wakeman.
Ellis le Wacher, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Wacher, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Richard Wacelyn, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Roger Waker, Bedfordshire, ibid.
Peter Waker, Dorset, ibid.
Watcher Demographics
Average Watcher Salary in
United States
$44,839 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Watcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watcher is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watcher? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 921,780th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Watcher live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.
Watcher is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 2,279,616. In The United States Watcher is most numerous in: California, where 25 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 27 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.
Watcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Watcher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Watcher surname rose 312 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Watcher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Watcher are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Watcher earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning $44,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,508 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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