Watton Surname
Approximately 4,884 people bear this surname
Watton Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Watton (Yorks: Domesday Waltune; Herts: Domesday Watone; Norf.), 13th cent. Watton (all), normally Anglo-Saxon *Watan-tún (cp. Watan- cumb, ‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 246) = Wata’s Estate [Watan-, genit. of Wata + tún, estate, farm, etc.
Read More About This SurnameWatton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,375 | 1:23,460 | 3,263 |
| United States | 793 | 1:457,073 | 39,063 |
| Northern Ireland | 543 | 1:3,398 | 667 |
| Canada | 525 | 1:70,182 | 8,035 |
| Australia | 284 | 1:95,055 | 10,817 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Wales | 71 | 1:43,585 | 4,199 |
| New Zealand | 61 | 1:74,235 | 10,965 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 149 | 1:29,731 | 3,020 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,077 | 1:22,633 | 3,174 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:5,188 | 903 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 241 | 1:208,376 | 17,958 |
Watton (18) may also be a first name.
Watton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Watton (Yorks: Domesday Waltune; Herts: Domesday Watone; Norf.), 13th cent. Watton (all), normally Anglo-Saxon *Watan-tún (cp. Watan- cumb, ‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 246) = Wata’s Estate [Watan-, genit. of Wata + tún, estate, farm, etc.] Wattune occurs in a Latin charter (c. a.d. 970) to Westminster Abbey. Watton, Yorks, has been identified with the Veta- dun of Bæda’s ‘Hist. Eccl.’, V. iii. If the identification and the form are correct the second element in this case is Old English dún, ‘hill.’ And as Watton, Herts, occurs several times as Wadtún in an Anglo-Saxon manor-record ('Dipl. Angl.’, p. 650), this is doubtless ‘Wada’s Estate.’
Watton Demographics
Average Watton Salary in
United States
$44,624 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Watton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watton occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 97,221st most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,492,127 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Watton live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 2,375 people, or 1 in 23,460. In England Watton is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 26 percent are found, Dorset, where 9 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England Watton exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 11 percent are found.
Watton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Watton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Watton last name increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 329 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 710 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Watton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Watton last name is primarily Anglican (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Watton last name are 11.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.37% registered with the party.
The amount Watton earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning 294,648 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning R 243,036 per year; in United States they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $44,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $51,094 CAD per year.
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