Watchhorn Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Watchhorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watchhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Watchhorn Last Name Facts

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

Watchhorn is found most in Canada. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Watchhorn.

How Common Is The Last Name Watchhorn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Watchhorn is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Watchhorn reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 67 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Canada this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Watchhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Watchhorn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Watchhorn last name contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watchhorn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Watchhorn surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

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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
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  • 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 Watchhorn
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