# Watling (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/watling/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 424 |
| US rank (2010) | 49,546 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 728,173 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.9% (432 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɒtlɪŋ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English Wæcelinga, from Old English wæcla, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“Celt; later Roman”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Watling in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Watling in the United Kingdom.

## People named Watling

- Jack Watling, British actor (1923–2001)

## Similar surnames

Watlington, Wadlington, Woodland.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.