A Scottish and English surname, the Watts family name is a form of the surname Watt. It started with the given name of Walter, which meant a strong soldier or warrior.

Spelling variations of Watts include Wath, Wattys, Watt, and Wathes.

In the Worcestershire region was where many with the Watts surname began. The families spread to Yorkshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Devon, Hampshire Essex, Kent and especially the London area.

Scotland regions of Lanarkshire, Caithness, Midlothian and Aberdeenshire have higher Watts populations.
During the 19th century many Watts families resettled to Australia and especially in the area of New South Wales.

Covering more than half of the states in the United States, the Watts surname is very popular. Especially in the Southern States of South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas, there are many with the Watts surname.


Famous: Naomi Watts (actress), Fraser Watts (cricket player in Scotland), Charles Watts (musician), Helen Watts (singer from Wales), John Watts (music composer), Bobby Watts (professional boxer), William Watts (18th century head of the British East India Company) and
Andre Watts (pianist).