Watson (surname)

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Watson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin. It means "son of Walter": the popular Old English given names "Wat" or "Watt" were diminutive forms of the name "Walter". In 2015, Watson was the 46th most common surname in England and the 19th most common in Scotland.[1]

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  • Aaron Watson (born 1977), American singer
  • Adam Watson (1914–2007), British international relations theorist and researcher
  • Adam Watson (scientist) (1930–2019), Scottish scientist
  • A. J. Watson (1924–2014), American automotive engineer
  • Alana Watson, English musician
  • Albert Watson (disambiguation)
  • Alberta Watson (1955–2015), 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
  • Austin Watson (born 1992), American ice hockey player

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  • B. B. Watson (born 1953), American country music singer
  • Barrington Watson (1931–2016), Jamaican painter
  • Barry Watson (disambiguation)
  • Ben Watson (disambiguation)
  • Brad Watson (disambiguation)
  • Brandon Watson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
  • Brook Watson (1735–1807), British merchant, soldier, and Lord Mayor of London
  • Bruce Watson (disambiguation)
  • Bryan Watson (disambiguation)
  • Bubba Watson (born 1978), American golfer

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  • Carol Stuart Watson (1931–1986), American illustrator and publisher
  • Chandra Watson (born 1975) of The Watson Twins, American singer
  • Charles Watson (disambiguation)
  • Chris Watson (disambiguation)
  • Clarence Wayland Watson (1864–1940), United States Senator and coal company executive
  • Cliff Watson (speedway rider), motorcycle speedway rider of the 1940s and 1950s
  • Cliff Watson, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Great Britain, St Helens, and Cronulla-Sutherland
  • Clifford Watson, ice hockey player of the 2010s for the Sioux City Musketeers and the San Jose Sharks
  • Clifford Watson, rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Keighley and Hunslet
  • Colin Watson (disambiguation)
  • Craig Watson (disambiguation)

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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[]

  • Kaetaeta Watson, master weaver from Kiribati
  • Keith Watson (disambiguation)
  • Kenneth Watson (disambiguation)

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), South African writer, botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist and ethologist
  • Leigh Watson (born 1975) of The Watson Twins, American singer
  • Luman Watson (1790–1834), Cincinnati clockmaker

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P[]

  • Patrick Watson (disambiguation)
  • Paul Watson (disambiguation)
  • Paula Watson (1927–2003), American singer
  • Percival Watson (1881–1959), Congregationalist minister in South Australia and Queensland
  • Peter Watson (disambiguation)
  • Peyton Watson (born 2002), American basketball player
  • Phebe Watson (1876–1964), South Australian educator and union activist

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  • Ralph Watson (1936–2021), English actor
  • Raymond Watson (disambiguation)
  • Reatha Dale Watson, birth name of Barbara La Marr, American actress
  • Rebecca Watson, a skeptical blogger and podcast host who founded the Skepchick blog
  • Reg Watson, Australian television producer
  • Richard Watson (disambiguation)
  • Robert Watson (disambiguation)
  • Rodney Watson, American basketball coach
  • Rory Watson (born 1996), English footballer
  • Russell Watson, English tenor
  • Ruth Watson, English hotelier, broadcaster and food writer
  • Ruth Watson, New Zealand artist
  • Ryan Watson (disambiguation)

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T[]

  • Terrell Watson (born 1993), American football player
  • Terrence Watson (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball 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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  1. ^ "Watson Surname Meaning & Statistics". Forebears. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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