How Many People Have the Last Name Watts?

89,649

people had the surname Watts in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 3,291 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#348

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

30.39

In 2010

Largest Group

68.6%

White

Change Since 2000

+4%

+3,421 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Watts (68.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 25.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Watts ranks #251. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 70.8% to 68.6%.

White 68.6%

Black 25.5%

Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Two or more races 2.4%

Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

📈 Change Since 2000

Watts grew from 86,228 people in 2000 to 89,649 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #324 to #348. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 31.96 to 30.39 people per 100,000.

	2000	2010
People	86,228	89,649
Rank	#324	#348
Per 100,000 people	31.96	30.39

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Watts

Rank	Surname	People in 2010
#345	Schwartz	90,071
#346	Norris	89,796
#347	Jennings	89,700
#348	Watts	89,649
#349	Duran	89,401
#350	Walters	89,376
#351	Cohen	89,091

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Watts: W320

Woods 177,425 Whitehouse 6,258 Waits 5,661 Woodhouse 3,985 Waites 3,808 Weitz 3,141 Wedge 2,463 Wittig 2,365

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