Watcher Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

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.

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Watcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Canada771:478,51441,057
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Watcher Last Name Facts

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

Watcher occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watcher? popularity and diffusion

Watcher is the 921,780th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Watcher reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Watcher is also the 2,694,839th most common given name internationally It is held by 17 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 2,279,616. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 25 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

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 those holding the Watcher last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watscher9315/
Waetcher935/
Watchere931/
Wacher92310/
Watcer920/
Vatcher861,082/
Batcher86458/
Wetcher8687/
Waucher8615/
Wajcher8610/
Wachher866/
Wachere865/
Watcker861/
Wacer831/
Battcher80277/
Wuetcher8067/
Batscher8048/
Baitcher8036/
Waichere8013/
Beatcher807/
Wachsher801/
Weutcher801/
Vatchcer801/
Wadscher801/
Watchire801/
Veatcher800/
Vautcher800/
Whetcher800/
Bautcher800/
Bacher7718,866/
Vacher7712,018/
Wocher77237/
Watzer77183/
Watker7793/
Watjer7730/
Wajcer7727/
Wachir7712/
Watser774/
Weacer773/
Batcer772/
Waycer772/
Watger771/
Waucer770/
Wacier770/
Battscher757/
Vatschger756/
Wadscheer755/
Weitchert751/
Wadschier751/
Weitscher750/
Vaucher713,619/
Baucher711,360/
Beacher71827/
Vachher71360/
Weicher71305/
Bachher71294/
Botcher71255/
Waitzer71169/
Bötcher71136/
Baicher7188/
Vetcher7161/
Watzger7146/
Woucher7130/
Woocher7123/
Bätcher7122/
Bathker7111/
Baycher7110/
Bacheer7110/
Bathjer716/
Batchir714/
Bachear713/
Waitser713/
Whatker712/
Vaycher711/
Baacher711/
Wachair711/
Wadzher711/
Waitker711/
Wattser711/
Weycher711/
Vachere711/
Vathcer711/
Batkher711/
Wetchir711/
Batsher711/
Veacher710/
Badcher710/
Bottcher672,702/
Boutcher67931/
Wazer67848/
Beaucher67427/
Bodtcher6747/
Beitcher6733/
Botscher6728/
Huetcher6721/
Weitczer6720/
Vacer6717/
Vaichere6710/
Weichser678/
Wacir672/
Badscher671/
Wattsjer671/
Waatseur671/
Vauchere671/
Bödtcher671/
Beathjer671/
Batchoir671/
Whosther671/
Bachzeer671/
Battsher670/

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