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

The surname Wathen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Wathén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 82,825^th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,246,587 people. Wathen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wathen live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090^th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,570 people, or 1 in 79,313. In The United States Wathen is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 17 percent reside, Maryland, where 11 percent reside and Indiana, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Wathen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wathen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wathen last name grew 884 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wathen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wathen surname are 16.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63% being registered to vote for the political 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.