Watchman Surname

229,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Watchman Surname Definition:

From occupation. Robert Wachman was voter in the parish of Qwilton (Coylton), 1513 (Ros, 52). James Watchman in Dunfermline, 1564 (Dunfermline). Jhone Watchman, a cottar in Kirkwall, 1595 (REO., p. 359), may have been of Fife origin.

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Watchman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6081:596,15048,585
Nigeria3861:458,91923,339
England2561:217,64918,479
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Suriname1021:5,4181,247
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Canada491:751,95159,756
Liberia441:100,1947,994
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Wales81:386,81619,671
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Watchman (179) may also be a first name.

Watchman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From occupation. Robert Wachman was voter in the parish of Qwilton (Coylton), 1513 (Ros, 52). James Watchman in Dunfermline, 1564 (Dunfermline). Jhone Watchman, a cottar in Kirkwall, 1595 (REO., p. 359), may have been of Fife origin.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Watchman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watchman (Oriya: ୱାଚେମନ) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Watchman.

How Common Is The Last Name Watchman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Watchman is the 229,706th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,133,605 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Watchman reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 681,368th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 179 people.

The surname Watchman is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 596,150. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Arizona, where 39 percent are found, New Mexico, where 29 percent are found and Utah, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Watchman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Watchman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watchman last name expanded 1,520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watchman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Watchman last name are 27.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.51% being registered with the party.

The amount Watchman earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.66% less than the national average, earning $32,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.99% less than the national average, earning $46,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Watchman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watchman in the Oriya language
ୱାଚେମନwacemana-

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