Wattison Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wattison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wattison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Wattison Last Name Facts

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

Wattison has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wattison? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wattison is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wattison reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Wattison is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England Wattison is primarily concentrated in: Worcestershire, where 47 percent live, Warwickshire, where 28 percent live and West Midlands, where 21 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Wattison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wattison has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wattison surname grew 287 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Wattison
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