Distribution of the name 'Watson'
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Geographical distribution of the name 'Watson' in the UK
Statistics: Figures on the surname 'Watson'
In the UK there are 25.976 phone book entries with the surname Watson and approximately 113.124 persons with this name.
Thus, the surname Watson is the 41. most frequent name in the UK.
People with this surname live in 71 counties. Most occurrences are in Central: 1.972.
Other counties with lots of occurrences are West Yorkshire (1.888), Greater London (1.425), Tyne and Wear (1.194), Lancashire (1.030), Strathclyde (869), Lothian (835), Kent (762), North Yorkshire (687), as well as Tayside (637).
The following surnames sound like Watson: Watkin, Widdowson, Whitson, Wadeson, Wadkin, Widdison, Watcham, Watsham, Whatson, Watiqn, Wetson, Woodeson, Witson, Woodison, Woodason, Waddison, Wattison, Waidson, Whiteson, Witkin, Widowson, Watcyn, Waitson, Woodson, Watsom, Widdeson, Witcham, Wadson, Woudhuysen, Wetjen.
The distribution of the name 'Watson' in other countries
Occurrence of the name Watson in the counties
| Central - The surname Watson is is the 31. most common name - 1.972 persons |
| West Yorkshire - The surname Watson is is the 28. most common name - 1.888 persons |
| Greater London - The surname Watson is is the 61. most common name - 1.425 persons |
| Tyne and Wear - The surname Watson is is the 12. most common name - 1.194 persons |
| Lancashire - The surname Watson is is the 58. most common name - 1.030 persons |
| Strathclyde - The surname Watson is is the 33. most common name - 869 persons |
| Lothian - The surname Watson is is the 28. most common name - 835 persons |
| Kent - The surname Watson is is the 49. most common name - 762 persons |
| North Yorkshire - The surname Watson is is the 23. most common name - 687 persons |
| Tayside - The surname Watson is is the 31. most common name - 637 persons |
| Northumberland - The surname Watson is the 12. most common name - 635 persons |
| Cleveland - The surname Watson is the 11. most common name - 630 persons |
| Hampshire - The surname Watson is the 60. most common name - 609 persons |
| Essex - The surname Watson is the 45. most common name - 606 persons |
| South Yorkshire - The surname Watson is the 20. most common name - 586 persons |
| Derbyshire - The surname Watson is the 32. most common name - 583 persons |
| East Sussex - The surname Watson is the 47. most common name - 571 persons |
| Fife - The surname Watson is the 37. most common name - 536 persons |
| Grampian - The surname Watson is the 31. most common name - 514 persons |
| Durham - The surname Watson is the 11. most common name - 507 persons |
| Greater Manchester - The surname Watson is the 126. most common name - 476 persons |
| West Midlands - The surname Watson is the 164. most common name - 440 persons |
| Gloucestershire - The surname Watson is the 92. most common name - 435 persons |
| Cambridgeshire - The surname Watson is the 38. most common name - 434 persons |
| Lincolnshire - The surname Watson is the 32. most common name - 418 persons |
| Hereford and Worcester - The surname Watson is the 85. most common name - 400 persons |
| Surrey - The surname Watson is the 63. most common name - 397 persons |
| Merseyside - The surname Watson is the 73. most common name - 371 persons |
| Hertfordshire - The surname Watson is the 59. most common name - 359 persons |
| Cheshire - The surname Watson is the 68. most common name - 335 persons |
| Nottinghamshire - The surname Watson is is the 35. most common name - 332 persons |
| Dorset - The surname Watson is is the 85. most common name - 303 persons |
| Suffolk - The surname Watson is is the 55. most common name - 291 persons |
| County Antrim - The surname Watson is is the 38. most common name - 289 persons |
| Berkshire - The surname Watson is is the 72. most common name - 275 persons |
| Devon - The surname Watson is is the 79. most common name - 240 persons |
| Norfolk - The surname Watson is is the 33. most common name - 225 persons |
| Northamptonshire - The surname Watson is is the 66. most common name - 225 persons |
| Staffordshire - The surname Watson is is the 109. most common name - 217 persons |
| Bedfordshire - The surname Watson is is the 50. most common name - 205 persons |
| Wiltshire - The surname Watson is is the 106. most common name - 195 persons |
| County Down - The surname Watson is is the 42. most common name - 155 persons |
| Shropshire - The surname Watson is is the 60. most common name - 155 persons |
| Dumfries and Galloway - The surname Watson is is the 32. most common name - 144 persons |
| Oxfordshire - The surname Watson is is the 97. most common name - 139 persons |
| West Sussex - The surname Watson is is the 76. most common name - 131 persons |
| Buckinghamshire - The surname Watson is is the 37. most common name - 125 persons |
| Warwickshire - The surname Watson is is the 81. most common name - 122 persons |
| Cumbria - The surname Watson is is the 17. most common name - 113 persons |
| Clwyd - The surname Watson is is the 133. most common name - 109 persons |
| West Glamorgan - The surname Watson is is the 124. most common name - 109 persons |
| Highland - The surname Watson is is the 82. most common name - 83 persons |
| Gwent - The surname Watson is is the 189. most common name - 80 persons |
| Dyfed - The surname Watson is is the 155. most common name - 72 persons |
| Borders - The surname Watson is is the 21. most common name - 71 persons |
| Somerset - The surname Watson is is the 366. most common name - 63 persons |
| Gwynedd - The surname Watson is is the 86. most common name - 58 persons |
| Isle of Wight - The surname Watson is is the 87. most common name - 57 persons |
| Leicestershire - The surname Watson is is the 54. most common name - 53 persons |
| Cornwall - The surname Watson is is the 95. most common name - 46 persons |
| County Tyrone - The surname Watson is is the 143. most common name - 26 persons |
| County Londonderry - The surname Watson is is the 174. most common name - 26 persons |
| Avon - The surname Watson is is the 80. most common name - 18 persons |
| Isle of Man - The surname Watson is is the 76. most common name - 16 persons |
| Powys - The surname Watson is is the 241. most common name - 15 persons |
| Fermanagh - The surname Watson is is the 219. most common name - 13 persons |
| Humberside - The surname Watson is is the 52. most common name - 12 persons |
| South Glamorgan - The surname Watson is is the 223. most common name - 9 persons |
| Mid Glamorgan - The surname Watson is is the 472. most common name - 8 persons |
| County Armagh - The surname Watson is is the 76. most common name - 7 persons |
| Western Isles - The surname Watson is is the 148. most common name - 3 persons |
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