How common is the surname Watrous?

2,091 people in the United States had the surname Watrous in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,654 Americans. It ranked 14,312th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Watrous?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Watrous identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Watrous?

Bill Watrous, American trombonist (1939–2018).

Where is the surname Watrous most common?

Wikidata records people named Watrous in the United States.

Is the surname Watrous getting more or less common?

More common. 2,055 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,091 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Watrous

A surname, carried by 2,091 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Watrous is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,091 people named Watrous in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,654 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,055.

#14,312

rank among US surnames

2,091

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,554)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,307	Rakowski	2,092	147,584
#14,312	Dwight	2,091	147,654
#14,316	Imler	2,090	147,725

Who is named Watrous

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Watrous identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Watrouss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Watrous
American trombonist (1939–2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Watrous

Watrous has the Soundex code W362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W362.

Questions

How common is the surname Watrous?: 2,091 people in the United States had the surname Watrous in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,654 Americans. It ranked 14,312th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Watrous?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Watrous identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Watrous?: Bill Watrous, American trombonist (1939–2018).
Where is the surname Watrous most common?: Wikidata records people named Watrous in the United States.
Is the surname Watrous getting more or less common?: More common. 2,055 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,091 in 2010, up 1.8%.