Watney Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Iceland

Watney Surname Definition:

(English) Early forms seem to be lacking: phonetically the name repre-, sents an Anglo-Saxon *Wataníg = ‘Wata’s Island or Riparian Land’ [Old English íg, island, &c.]

Watney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:412,72628,150
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Watney (26) may also be a first name.

Watney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Early forms seem to be lacking: phonetically the name repre-, sents an Anglo-Saxon *Wataníg = ‘Wata’s Island or Riparian Land’ [Old English íg, island, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Watney Last Name Facts

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

Watney occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 717,442nd most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Watney live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 412,726. In England Watney is most numerous in: Greater London, where 24 percent reside, Surrey, where 10 percent reside and Kent, where 10 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and South Africa, where 19 percent reside.

Watney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Watney has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Watney surname expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Watney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Watney surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Watney last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Watney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.08% more than the national average, earning R 432,684 per year; in United States they earn 27.33% more than the national average, earning $54,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.11% less than the national average, earning $43,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wastney92158/
Whatney92108/
Wathney928/
Waitney924/
Weatney921/
Wahtney921/
Wattney920/
Watne91817/
Watny91183/
Wheatney862/
Whattney861/
Weastney860/
Wathne83966/
Batney8365/
Watnee8336/
Watnoe8330/
Wattne8330/
Watnet8311/
Wetney833/
Watnoy831/
Watnyy830/
Watnayu77251/
Beatney7767/
Wastner7718/
Waitner7714/
Watnaya774/
Whotney772/
Watnyoh772/
Watgner772/
Watenne772/
Wajtner771/
Whatnee771/
Waitnes771/
Baitney771/
Baatney771/
Whatnie771/
Woutney771/
Bathney770/
Vastney770/
Whetney770/
Watna733,321/
Vatne731,959/
Watni73424/
Batne7332/
Wetne7314/
Batny733/
Wetny731/
Wotny730/
Wattinne71439/
Watnayut7129/
Wattenne7116/
Wasthner713/
Wathnest711/
Wachtner711/
Watenneh711/
Weatheny710/
Watnoi67379/
Vatnøy67106/
Vathne6758/
Botney6740/
Watnah6738/
Vatner6729/
Watnio6713/
Batniy678/
Batnay677/
Wootne676/
Waatni674/
Wathna673/
Wathni673/
Vaytne672/
Wattni671/
Wattna671/
Weitny671/
Vatniy671/
Beatne671/
Bathne671/
Batnea671/
Wotner671/
Watngi671/
Vetney671/
Vaithneya671/

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