Origins of the Watts surname

What does the name Watts mean?

Watts is an English surname. The Watts name is patronymic in its origin, given to those who were the son or heir of someone named 'Walter' or 'Wat'. Wat was a diminutive form of Walter, one of the most popular names of the 1200s and 1300s.

Alternative variations of the name Watts

Watts, Watt, Wat, Wats, Waits

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OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 490North West 312Isle of Man 16Yorkshire 1108East Midlands 924West Midlands 1447East 2021London 6665South East 2985South West 1698South Wales 671Mid Wales 201West Wales 24North Wales 30Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

In 1921, most Wattses lived in london

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30,000 Watts Travel & migration records
260,000 Wattses found in all Census records

Interesting facts about Watts

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122nd most common surname in the UK

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Who were Wattses most likely to marry?

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What are the most common Watts first names?

John

William

Mary

Elizabeth

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Common jobs for Wattses

Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

Common female occupations for Wattses in 1921

Dressmaker

1,224

Laundress

898

General Servant Domestic

680

Domestic Servant

659

General Servant

506

Common male occupations for Wattses in 1921

Agricultural Labourer

1,757

General Labourer

976

Carpenter

931

Farm Labourer

915

Farmer

818

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