How common is the last name Watts?

85,754 people in the United States have the last name Watts, about 1 in 3,486. It ranks #361 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WATTS

#361

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
85,754
About
1 in 3,486
This common or more
28.5%
Who bears it

Of the 85,754 people with the last name Watts, 65.9% reported their origin as White, 25% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Watts

#359 Shelton · 85,839#360 Gregory · 85,781#362 Leon · 85,611#363 Steele · 85,371

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Watts, most common first.

#6,134 Waits · 5,355#58,949 Wates · 371#121,361 Wayts · 150

Also a first name

As a first name, Watts ranks #40,339 of 53,615, with 185 people. See Watts as a first name

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