Watchorn Surname

179,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Watchorn Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Watch or Look-Out Horn-shaped Hill [Old English wœcce + horn]

Watchorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7441:74,8908,505
United States5151:703,80455,627
Canada4611:79,9258,933
Ireland2751:17,1231,876
Australia2241:120,51713,272
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Wales181:171,91811,581
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland971:45,6693,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2831:86,1329,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Watchorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watchorn is found most in England. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watchorn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 179,467th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,065,859 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Watchorn reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

Watchorn is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 744 people, or 1 in 74,890. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 14 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Watchorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Watchorn has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Watchorn last name expanded 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 25,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 284 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Watchorn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Watchorn last name is predominantly Anglican (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Watchorn surname are 18.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.96% registered to vote for the political 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.

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