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Where Does The Last Name Wathen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wathen is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as: Wathén. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wathen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 82,825^th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,246,587 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wathen live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wathen is also the 1,717,090^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 36 people.

The last name Wathen is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,570 people, or 1 in 79,313. In The United States Wathen is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 17 percent are found, Maryland, where 11 percent are found and Indiana, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Wathen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wathen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wathen surname expanded 884 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wathen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wathen surname are 16.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63% registered with the party.

The amount Wathen earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning R 265,404 per year; in United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $54,247 CAD per year.