Watchorn Surname
Approximately 2,377 people bear this surname
Watchorn Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at a Watch or Look-Out Horn-shaped Hill [Old English wœcce + horn]
Watchorn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 744 | 1:74,890 | 8,505 |
| United States | 515 | 1:703,804 | 55,627 |
| Canada | 461 | 1:79,925 | 8,933 |
| Ireland | 275 | 1:17,123 | 1,876 |
| Australia | 224 | 1:120,517 | 13,272 |
| New Zealand | 102 | 1:44,395 | 7,335 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 97 | 1:45,669 | 3,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 283 | 1:86,132 | 9,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Watchorn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at a Watch or Look-Out Horn-shaped Hill [Old English wœcce + horn]
Watchorn Demographics
Watchorn Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Watchorn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watchorn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watchorn occurs most in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Watchorn.
How Common Is The Last Name Watchorn? popularity and diffusion
Watchorn is the 179,467th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,065,859 people. Watchorn is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Watchorn live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Watchorn is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 744 people, or 1 in 74,890. In England it is most prevalent in: Leicestershire, where 14 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Other than England this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.
Watchorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Watchorn has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Watchorn last name increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 25,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 284 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Watchorn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Watchorn surname is principally Anglican (66%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Watchorn last name are 18.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.96% being registered with the party.
The amount Watchorn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 232.65% more than the national average, earning R 790,512 per year; in United States they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $46,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $55,366 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watchhorn | 94 | 6 | / |
| Watchorne | 94 | 6 | / |
| Waetchorn | 94 | 0 | / |
| Watchorina | 89 | 4 | / |
| Watchhorne | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wathhorn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Watchurn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Watcharn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wachorne | 88 | 0 | / |
| Watcharin | 82 | 156 | / |
| Waischorn | 82 | 7 | / |
| Watcherin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Watsorn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Watjorn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Watcharoen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wacharin | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bachorin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wetcherin | 71 | 219 | / |
| Wetcharin | 71 | 22 | / |
| Wosthorne | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waischornová | 70 | 16 | / |
| Huatcherin | 67 | 252 | / |
| Waicharoen | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wachatring | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wassorn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wetcharoen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bochorn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wadsorn | 67 | 2 | / |
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