# Watt (surname)

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

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,211 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,387 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,298 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (14,872 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Watts |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Watt 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Watt in the United States, Australia, Scotland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Watt

- James Watt, British engineer (1736–1819)
- Mitchell Watt, Australian track and field athlete
- Mike Watt, American musician (born 1957)
- J. J. Watt, American football player (born 1989)
- Kathy Watt, Australian cyclist
- Andrew Watt, American record producer and songwriter (born 1990)
- T. J. Watt, American football player (born 1994)
- Nate Watt, American film director (1889–1968)
- Mel Watt, American politician
- Kealia Watt, American soccer player
- Elliot Watt, association football player (born 2000)

## Similar surnames

Witt, Waite, Wait, Wyatt, White, Wood, Wade, Woody, Whitt, Wheat, Witte, Weed.

## 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.