Wattie Surname
Approximately 1,087 people bear this surname
Wattie Surname Definition:
A double diminutive of Walter, which see. With Mac it gives Macwattte.
Wattie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 367 | 1:100,397 | 10,910 |
| United States | 218 | 1:1,662,656 | 110,804 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 1:1,469,435 | 99,362 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Scotland | 61 | 1:87,767 | 6,275 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 1:71,788 | 5,445 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 103 | 1:36,342 | 2,873 |
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Wattie (223) may also be a first name.
Wattie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A double diminutive of Walter, which see. With Mac it gives Macwattte.
=Watt (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ie. [WATTIS] = Wattie's (Son): v. Wattie.
Wattie Demographics
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Wattie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wattie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wattie is most common in Canada. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wattie? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 338,461st most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,704,274 people. The last name Wattie occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wattie live; 54 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 603,623rd most common first name internationally, borne by 223 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 100,397. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 52 percent live, Alberta, where 20 percent live and British Columbia, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Canada Wattie is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
Wattie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wattie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 913 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wattie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wattie surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wattie surname are 21.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.57% being registered with the party.
The amount Wattie earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.88% less than the national average, earning R 197,520 per year; in United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $48,787 CAD per year.
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