Watchorne Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Watchorne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watchorne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Watchorne Last Name Facts

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

Watchorne is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watchorne? popularity and diffusion

The last name Watchorne is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Watchorne is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Watchorne reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 75 percent are found and Lancashire, where 25 percent are found. Aside from England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Watchorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Watchorne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Watchorne surname fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Watchorne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watchhorne950/
Watchorn942,377/
Wachorne940/
Watchorna8976/
Watchhorn896/
Watchorina844/
Wathhorn821/
Watcharn820/
Watcharin78156/
Waischorn787/
Wosthorne780/
Watsorn752/
Watjorn750/
Watcharoen741/
Wacharin719/
Bochorne711/
Bachorin711/
Waischornová6716/
Bochorney672/

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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 Watchorne
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