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

The last name Watterston is most common in Australia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Watterston.

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

The last name is the 1,189,614^th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Watterston reside; 45 percent reside in Australasia and 45 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Watterston is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 346,099. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 58 percent reside, Western Australia, where 22 percent reside and New South Wales, where 13 percent reside. Not including Australia it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and Scotland, where 12 percent reside.

Watterston Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Watterston has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname fell 28 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Watterston Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Watterston last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Watterston earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.12% less than the national average, earning $12,891 USD per year.