Last Name WATSON

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Meaning	The son of Walter, from nickname Wat. The son of Walter, which signifies the lord of the wood � from wald, a wood, and heer, a master. The son of Walter.

Origin	English, Scottish, Jewish, Irish, Falkland, Maori, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank	76 (2000 US census)	72 (1990 US census)

Count	242,432 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

68.58%, or 166260 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
26.85%, or 65093 total occurrences, as black,
0.47%, or 1139 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.8%, or 1939 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.72%, or 4170 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.58%, or 3830 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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