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

The surname Watney is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Watney is the 717,442nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name Watney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Watney are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 412,726. In England Watney is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 24 percent are found, Surrey, where 10 percent are found and Kent, where 10 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Watney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watney has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Watney surname increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Watney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Watney last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the 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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