How Many People Have the Last Name Watson?
people had the surname Watson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,168 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+10,147 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Watson (66%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 27.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Watson ranks #55. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 68.6% to 66%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Watson grew from 242,432 people in 2000 to 252,579 in 2010 (up 4.2%), and its rank fell from #76 to #81. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 89.87 to 85.63 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 242,432 | 252,579 |
| Rank | #76 | #81 |
| Per 100,000 people | 89.87 | 85.63 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Watson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Watson: W325
👤 Watson as a First Name
Watson is a first name too: about 4,622 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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