Watterton Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Watterton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watterton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Watterton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watterton is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watterton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,828,462nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Watterton live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 71 percent are found, New Jersey, where 24 percent are found and Delaware, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Watterton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Watterton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Watterton last name declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watterton Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Watterton earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.9% less than the national average, earning $26,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $55,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waterton941,122/
Batterton891,396/
Weaterton894/
Watertton891/
Vatterton891/
Watherton890/
Weatherton84454/
Baterton820/
Wetherton7861/
Batherton782/
Battertan780/
Whotherton740/
Whetherton740/
Botherton6713/
Bootherton630/
Vatartan591/

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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 Watterton
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