Watney Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| United States | 109 | 1:3,325,311 | 189,554 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
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.]
Watney Demographics
Average Watney Salary in
United States
$54,940 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastney | 92 | 158 | / |
| Whatney | 92 | 108 | / |
| Wathney | 92 | 8 | / |
| Waitney | 92 | 4 | / |
| Weatney | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wahtney | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wattney | 92 | 0 | / |
| Watne | 91 | 817 | / |
| Watny | 91 | 183 | / |
| Wheatney | 86 | 2 | / |
| Whattney | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weastney | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wathne | 83 | 966 | / |
| Batney | 83 | 65 | / |
| Watnee | 83 | 36 | / |
| Watnoe | 83 | 30 | / |
| Wattne | 83 | 30 | / |
| Watnet | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wetney | 83 | 3 | / |
| Watnoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watnyy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Watnayu | 77 | 251 | / |
| Beatney | 77 | 67 | / |
| Wastner | 77 | 18 | / |
| Waitner | 77 | 14 | / |
| Watnaya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Whotney | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watnyoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watgner | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watenne | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wajtner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whatnee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waitnes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baitney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baatney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whatnie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woutney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bathney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vastney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whetney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Watna | 73 | 3,321 | / |
| Vatne | 73 | 1,959 | / |
| Watni | 73 | 424 | / |
| Batne | 73 | 32 | / |
| Wetne | 73 | 14 | / |
| Batny | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wetny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wotny | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wattinne | 71 | 439 | / |
| Watnayut | 71 | 29 | / |
| Wattenne | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wasthner | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wathnest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachtner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watenneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weatheny | 71 | 0 | / |
| Watnoi | 67 | 379 | / |
| Vatnøy | 67 | 106 | / |
| Vathne | 67 | 58 | / |
| Botney | 67 | 40 | / |
| Watnah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Vatner | 67 | 29 | / |
| Watnio | 67 | 13 | / |
| Batniy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Batnay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wootne | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waatni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wathna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wathni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaytne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wattni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weitny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatniy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beatne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batnea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watngi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vetney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaithneya | 67 | 1 | / |
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