The watts Surname

watts Name Meaning and History

English: patronymic from Watt. This surname is also well established in South Wales.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The watts name in History

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watts Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of watts Families in the US in 1920

Number of watts families

310-617

104-309

1-103

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Thread	Author	Replies
Charles Edward Watts	colnol	1
John Henry WATTS	Judy Clark	1
Judith B. Watts/Leland Early KY	sgwesterfield	0
John Watts NJ	raewatts	0
Campbell Watts ancestors	Jenni Winkler	5
Watts of Missouri (Zachariah b 1837)	Robert Watts	40
Watts Research - London	judithclark62	1
Looking for Watts Family	lindasilvermoonwatts	0
alfred j. watts	jareth127	0
William (1835-?) and Nancy Goosey (1835-?) Watts	whmmoore	0

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