Watt is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Watt
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, England
Meaning:

1. See Walter - A personal name of Teutonic origin, but not introduced in England until the Conquest. Walterus is common among the Domesday tenants. It has become the parent of several surnames, particularly Walters, Waterson, Fitz-Walter, Watt, Watts, Watson, Watkins, Watkinson, Watcock

2. The family of Watts of Hawkesdale Hall, county of Cumberland, deduce themselves from Sir John le Fleming, lord of Wath, on Dearn, county of York, who died 14. Edward II. His second son Raynier assumed the territorial name De Wath, and his descendants gradually corrupted that designation to its present form. In temp. Edward III it was De Wath or Wathes; temp. Henry VI, Wattys; temp. Henry VII, Wattes; temp. Charles I, and subsequently, Watts.

Watt is variant of the Watts. Descendant of Wat, a pet form of Walter meaning "rule, folk".

Descendant of Wat, a pet form of Walter meaning "rule, folk".

Surname is the variant form of the Wat. A 'nurse-name' of Walter.

How popular is Watt?

Watt is common in United States, Australia, Scotland, England, Canada, Senegal, South Africa, New Zealand, Jamaica, Mauritania, Northern Ireland, France, Wales, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Dominica.

Watt is ranked 7302 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Watt bearers increased by 2.28 per cent in 2010 US census to 15211 since 2000, the surname slipped by 141 spots and ranked at 2387. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.55 80.96
Black 14.28 13.37
Hispanic or Latino 2.62 1.71
Others 2.2 1.84
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.37 1.12
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.99 1.01
Watt is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 77784 people have been found who wears Watt as their family name. Watt is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Watt:
2,164 United States21,201
268 Australia12,775
62 Scotland10,529
Countries with thousands of Watt:
848 England9,397
610 Canada8,338
232 Senegal3,756
2,788 South Africa2,466
282 New Zealand2,158
290 Jamaica1,668
422 Mauritania1,176
366 Northern Ireland1,053
Countries with hundreds of Watt:
30,644 France337
1,017 Wales335
14,320 Saudi Arabia318
7,853 Malaysia248
2,480 Ireland175
5,967 Papua New Guinea170
95,829 Thailand126
171 Dominica102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,513 Zimbabwe100
18,345 Pakistan97
25,386 Spain92
6,209 Chile91
7,336 Colombia86
97,909 Philippines78
100,131 Brazil60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,088 Germany50
40,838 Netherlands45
2,959 Hong Kong42
10,086 Portugal38
13,614 Denmark36
201,756 Russia34
217,989 Indonesia30
2,635 China28
28,474 Mexico26
2,723 New Caledonia26
48,667 Belgium23
14,824 Dominican Republic23
408,224 India22
14,725 Qatar19
42,433 Sweden17
19,343 Iraq16
36,405 Switzerland16
557 Cayman Islands15
1,243 Isle of Man15
34,015 Norway14
132,850 Argentina13
18,211 Singapore13
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
5,280 Guyana12
248,185 Nigeria12
85,117 Uganda12
3,850 Nicaragua11
13,802 Taiwan11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
45,945 Japan10
21,753 Liberia10
5,469 Bahrain9
11,581 Ghana9
54,497 Morocco9
4,667 Costa Rica8
26,217 Estonia8
1,091 South Korea8
9,437 Panama7
48,272 Ivory Coast6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ann Watt worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 26 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on January 16, 1849. Farmer Joseph Watt, 21 years old William Watt, Workman John Watt, 19 years old Catharine Watt, 47 years old Daniel Watt, Workman Jno. Watt, Richard Watt (20) Butcher, Jesey Watt, and 48 other Watt around 47.83% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and spinster migrated to US from Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast and London.

From Germany

Anton Watt worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 38 years old embarked for Baltimore from Bremen on Weser and arrived on May 24, 1889. 9 years old Catherine Watt, Farmer M.Anne Watt, 41 years old M.Anne Watt, Farmer Sophie Watt, 16 years old Willibald Watt, Maria Watt, aged 32, Farmer Bernhard Watt, 17 years old A. Watt, and 4 other Watt around 66.67% of whom were farmer migrated to US from Havre, Hamburg, Antwerp and Amsterdam.

Watt Namesakes

  • Ian Watt, literary critic
  • Geoff Watt, local distance runner from Warragul
  • Tom Watt, pro scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • John Millar Watt, British painter
  • Howard Watt, last surviving pre-war Springbok and part of the
  • Hugh Watt, Labour member of Parliament and briefly the Interim Prime Minister of New Zealand between 1 and 6 September 1974 following the death of Norman Kirk
  • D. E. R. Watt, Scottish historian and Professor Emeritus at St Andrews University
  • Christian Watt, fisherwoman and memoirist
  • Harry Watt, Scottish documentary and feature film director
  • Jason Watt, Danish racing driver
  • Henry J. Watt, Scottish experimental psychologist
  • James Watt, Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer
  • Mike Watt, American bassist, vocalist and songwriter
  • James G. Watt, served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior
  • Kathy Watt, Australian racing cyclist
  • Mel Watt, American politician
  • Marie Watt, contemporary artist living and working in Portland
  • Joseph Watt, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Adam Watt, Australian former boxer and kickboxer
  • Charlie Watt, former Canadian Senator
  • Redmond Watt, retired senior British Army officer
  • Joseph M. Watt, former Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
  • Peter Watt, General Secretary of the Labour Party
  • W. Montgomery Watt, Scottish historian, Orientalist, Anglican priest
  • Les Watt, New Zealand cricketer
  • Sarah Watt, Australian film director, writer and animator
  • Joe Watt, American football halfback
  • Nicole Watt, Canadian former competitive figure skater
  • Billie Lou Watt, actress
  • Hamish Watt, Scottish politician, farmer and writer
  • Robert Watt, former Canadian museum curator and officer of arms
  • Ben Watt, British musician, singer, songwriter, author
  • Maureen Watt, Scottish National Party politician and former Minister for Mental Health
  • Niel van der Watt, South African composer
  • Eddie Watt, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Shannon Watt, former Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club
  • George D. Watt, first convert to Mormonism baptized
  • Neil Watt, German-born Scottish football player and manager
  • Oswald Watt, Australian aviator and businessman
  • Jerome Watt, English retired professional footballer

Watt Namesakes

  • Ian Watt, literary critic
  • Geoff Watt, local distance runner from Warragul
  • Tom Watt, pro scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • John Millar Watt, British painter
  • Howard Watt, last surviving pre-war Springbok and part of the
  • Hugh Watt, Labour member of Parliament and briefly the Interim Prime Minister of New Zealand between 1 and 6 September 1974 following the death of Norman Kirk
  • D. E. R. Watt, Scottish historian and Professor Emeritus at St Andrews University
  • Christian Watt, fisherwoman and memoirist
  • Harry Watt, Scottish documentary and feature film director
  • Jason Watt, Danish racing driver
  • Henry J. Watt, Scottish experimental psychologist
  • James Watt, Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer
  • Mike Watt, American bassist, vocalist and songwriter
  • James G. Watt, served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior
  • Kathy Watt, Australian racing cyclist
  • Mel Watt, American politician
  • Marie Watt, contemporary artist living and working in Portland
  • Joseph Watt, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Adam Watt, Australian former boxer and kickboxer
  • Charlie Watt, former Canadian Senator
  • Redmond Watt, retired senior British Army officer
  • Joseph M. Watt, former Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
  • Peter Watt, General Secretary of the Labour Party
  • W. Montgomery Watt, Scottish historian, Orientalist, Anglican priest
  • Les Watt, New Zealand cricketer
  • Sarah Watt, Australian film director, writer and animator
  • Joe Watt, American football halfback
  • Nicole Watt, Canadian former competitive figure skater
  • Billie Lou Watt, actress
  • Hamish Watt, Scottish politician, farmer and writer
  • Robert Watt, former Canadian museum curator and officer of arms
  • Ben Watt, British musician, singer, songwriter, author
  • Maureen Watt, Scottish National Party politician and former Minister for Mental Health
  • Niel van der Watt, South African composer
  • Eddie Watt, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Shannon Watt, former Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club
  • George D. Watt, first convert to Mormonism baptized
  • Neil Watt, German-born Scottish football player and manager
  • Oswald Watt, Australian aviator and businessman
  • Jerome Watt, English retired professional footballer

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