Watson (surname)

Watson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin. Meaning "son of Walter", the popular Old English given names "Wat" or "Watt" were diminutive forms of the name Walter. Watson is 46th-most common surname in England and nineteenth most common in Scotland.[1] It is related to the surnames; Nelson, Getson, Jordan and Judson.

A
  • Aaron Watson (born 1977), American singer
  • Adam Watson (1914–2007), British international relations theorist and researcher
  • Adam Watson (scientist) (born 1930), Scottish scientist
  • A. J. Watson (1924–2014), American automotive engineer
  • Alana Watson, English musician
  • Albert Watson (disambiguation)
  • Alberta Watson (born 1955), Canadian actress
  • Alex Watson (disambiguation)
  • Alexander Watson (disambiguation)
  • Allen Watson (born 1970), American baseball player
  • Alonzo Watson (1893–1937), African American Communist; died in the Spanish Civil War
  • Andrew Watson (disambiguation)
  • Andy Watson (disambiguation)
  • Angela Watson (born 1975), American actress
  • Anthony Watson (disambiguation)
  • Art Watson (1884–1950), American baseball catcher
  • Arthur Watson (disambiguation)
  • Austin Watson (born 1986), American professional wrestler better known as Xavier Woods or Consequences Creed

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E
  • E. L. Grant Watson (1885–1970), writer, anthropologist and biologist
  • Earl Watson (born 1979), American basketball player and coach
  • Ed Watson (disambiguation)
  • Edith Watson (1861–1943), Canadian photographer
  • Edith Watson (police officer) (1888–1966), British suffragist and police officer
  • Edward Watson (disambiguation)
  • Elizabeth Watson (disambiguation)
  • Ellen Watson (1861–1889), American pioneer of Wyoming
  • Elmo Scott Watson (1892–1951), American journalist and university professor who specialized in the American West
  • Emily Watson (born 1967), English actress
  • Emma Watson (born 1990), English actress
  • Eric Watson (disambiguation)
  • Eva Auld Watson (died 1948), American artist

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G
  • G. N. Watson, English mathematician
  • Gary Watson (born 1930), British actor
  • Gary Watson (cricketer) (born 1944), South African cricketer
  • George Watson (disambiguation)
  • Graeme Watson (disambiguation)
  • Gregory Watson, reviver of the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

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K
  • Keith Watson (disambiguation)
  • Kenneth Watson (1931–1998), British actor
  • Kenneth M. Watson (born 1921), American theoretical physicist and physical oceanographer

L
  • Lachlan Watson, American actor
  • Larry Watson (disambiguation)
  • Lewis Watson (disambiguation)
  • Liam Watson (disambiguation)
  • Lisa Watson (born 1969), Falkland Islands journalist
  • Louis H. Watson (1907–1936), American bridge player
  • Lyall Watson (1935–2008), writer, botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethologist.
  • Leigh Watson (born 1975) of The Watson Twins, American singer
  • Luman Watson (1790–1834), Cincinnati clockmaker

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P

R

S

T
  • Terrell Watson (born 1993), American football player
  • Thomas Watson (disambiguation)
  • Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer
  • Tom Watson (1932–2001), Scottish actor
  • Toni Watson (born 2000), Australian singer known professionally as Tones and I
  • Travis Watson (born 1981), American professional basketball player

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Notes
  1. "Watson Surname Meaning & Statistics". Forebears. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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