Watsons Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Watsons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watsons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Guam11:160,1214,893
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Watsons Last Name Facts

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

Watsons has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watsons? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Watsons live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Watsons is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Watsons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Watsons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watsons last name declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watsons Last Name Statistics demography

Watsons earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.14% less than the national average, earning $23,238 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watsonss931/
Wattsons930/
Batsons865/
Watsonx861/
Watshens801/
Watchons800/
Whetsons800/
Woodsons672/
Wotshens671/
Woodsjohns591/
Wachuns571/
Vachons571/
Woddsonx531/
Woodsonce500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Watsons
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