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Watt


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Origin Of The Surname Watt

Meaning Of The Surname Watt

Descendant of Walter

Interesting Facts About Watt

Watt is a patronymic surname of ultimately German origins. It came to Britain from German with invading Normans who introduced the first name Walter. This name became popular and shortened to Watt. Patronymic surnames were given to pass down the name of a man to his kin. In rich household often this included passing the name to non-family members such as servants. James Watt the Scottish inventor is a famous bearer of this surname.

Watt Statistics

Watt is the number 961 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 10,609 share the surname Watt in the UK.

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