How common is the last name Watson?

242,956 people in the United States have the last name Watson, about 1 in 1,230. It ranks #87 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WATSON

#87

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
242,956
About
1 in 1,230
This common or more
15.7%
Who bears it

Of the 242,956 people with the last name Watson, 63.3% reported their origin as White, 27.1% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Watson

#85 Brooks · 244,116#86 James · 243,502#88 Mendoza · 242,772#89 Gray · 241,208

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Watson, most common first.

#75,813 Wattson · 274

Also a first name

As a first name, Watson ranks #5,518 of 53,615, with 3,091 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2021, with 466 births. See Watson as a first name

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