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]
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
B
- B. B. Watson (born 1953), American country music singer
- Barrington Watson (1931–2016), Jamaican painter
- Barry Watson (disambiguation)
- Ben Watson (disambiguation)
- Brad Watson (disambiguation)
- Brook Watson (1735–1807), British merchant, soldier, and Lord Mayor of London
- Bruce Watson (disambiguation)
- Bryan Watson (disambiguation)
- Bubba Watson (born 1978), American golfer
C
- 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
- Colin Watson (disambiguation)
- Craig Watson (disambiguation)
D
- David Watson (disambiguation)
- Debbie Watson (disambiguation)
- Deshaun Watson (born 1995), American football player
- Doc Watson (1923–2012), American musician
- Don Watson, Australian author
- Donald Watson, pioneer vegan
E
- E. L. Grant Watson (1885–1970), writer, anthropologist and biologist
- Earl Watson (born 1979), American basketball player and coach
- Ed Watson (disambiguation)
- 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)
F
- Frank Watson (disambiguation)
- Fred Watson (born 1944), British astronomer
- Fred Watson (Australian footballer) (1882–1968), Australian rules footballer
- Fred Watson (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
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
H
- Hannah Bunce Watson (1749–1807), American newspaper publisher
- Harold Watson (disambiguation)
- Harry Watson (disambiguation)
- Heather Watson (born 1992), British tennis player
- Helen Watson (disambiguation)
- Henry Watson (disambiguation)
- Homer Watson (1855–1936), Canadian landscape painter
I
- Ian Watson (disambiguation)
- Indica Watson, English actress
J
- Jack Watson (disambiguation)
- James Watson (disambiguation)
- Jamie Watson (disambiguation)
- Jasmine Watson, New Zealand artist
- Jeffrey Watson (disambiguation)
- Jessica Watson (born 1993), Australian sailor
- Jim Watson (disambiguation)
- Jobe Watson, Australian rules footballer
- Joel Watson (born 1986), New Zealand figure skater
- John Watson (disambiguation)
- Jordan Watson (born 1987), English kickboxer
- Joseph Watson (disambiguation)
- Joshua Watson, settler
- Justin Watson (wide receiver) (born 1995), American football player
K
- Keith Watson (disambiguation)
- Kenneth Watson (1931–1998), British actor
L
- 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
M
- Mark Watson (disambiguation)
- Marvin Watson, better known by his stage name Messy Marv
- Matthew Watson (disambiguation)
- Maureen Thelma Watson (1925–1994), Rhodesian politician
- Michael Watson (disambiguation)
- Moray Watson (1928–2017), English actor
N
- Niall Watson (born 2000), English professional footballer
- Nicholas Watson (born 1977), writer and filmmaker
- Nicholas Watson (academic), English-Canadian medievalist
- Nolan Watson (born 1979), Canadian businessman and philanthropist
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)
- Phebe Watson (1876–1964), South Australian educator and union activist
R
- Ralph Watson (born 1936), 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, Scottish (born 1959) founded THMOB President
- 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)
S
- Sam Watson (disambiguation)
- Scott Watson, New Zealander convicted of murder
- Sereno Watson, American botanist
- Shane Watson, Australian cricketer
- Sheila Watson (disambiguation)
- Steve Watson (disambiguation)
- Summer Watson, singer
- Sydney Watson (1903–1991), English church musician
- Susan Kelechi Watson, American Actress of Jamaican parents
T
- Thomas Watson (disambiguation)
- Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer
- Tom Watson (1932–2001), Scottish actor
- Travis Watson (born 1981), American professional basketball player
W
- Walter Mother Watson (1865–1898), Major League Baseball pitcher
- William Watson (disambiguation)
- Wingfield W. Watson, (1828–1922), religious leader
Notes
- ↑ "Watson Surname Meaning & Statistics". Forebears. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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