Watson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin. Meaning "son of Walter", the popular Old English given names Wat or Watt were pet forms of the name Walter. Watson is 46th-most common surname in England and 19th most common in Scotland.
A. J. Watson (born 1924), automotive engineer
Alana Watson, English musician
Albert Watson (disambiguation)
Alberta Watson (born 1955), Canadian actress
Alex Watson (disambiguation)
Alexander Watson (disambiguation)
Allen Watson (born 1970), American baseball player
Alonzo Watson (1893–1937), African American Communist; died in the Spanish Civil War
Andrew Watson (disambiguation)
Andy Watson (disambiguation)
Angela Watson (born 1975), American actress
Anthony Watson (disambiguation)
Art Watson (1884–1950), American baseball catcher
Arthur Watson (disambiguation)
Austin Watson (born 1986), American professional wrestler better known as Xavier Woods or Consequences Creed
B. B. Watson (born 1953), American country music singer
Barrington Watson (1931–2016), Jamaican painter
Barry Watson (disambiguation)
Ben Watson (disambiguation)
Brad Watson (disambiguation)
Brook Watson (1735–1807), British merchant, soldier, and Lord Mayor of London
Bruce Watson (disambiguation)
Bryan Watson (disambiguation)
Bubba Watson (born 1978), American golfer
Chandra Watson (born 1975) of The Watson Twins, American singer
Charles Watson (disambiguation)
Chris Watson (disambiguation)
Clarence Wayland Watson (1864–1940), United States Senator and coal company executive
Colin Watson (disambiguation)
Craig Watson (disambiguation)
David Watson (disambiguation)
Debbie Watson (disambiguation)
Deshaun Watson (born 1995), American football player
Doc Watson (born 1923), American musician
Don Watson, Australian author
Donald Watson, pioneer vegan
E. L. Grant Watson (1885–1970), writer, anthropologist and biologist
Ed Watson (disambiguation)
Edward Watson (disambiguation)
Elizabeth Watson (disambiguation)
Ellen Watson (1861–1889), American pioneer of Wyoming
Elmo Scott Watson (1892–1951), American journalist and university professor who specialized in the American West
Emily Watson (born 1967), English actress
Emma Watson (disambiguation)
Eric Watson (disambiguation)
Frank Watson (disambiguation)
G. N. Watson, English mathematician
Gary Watson (born 1944), South African cricketer
George Watson (disambiguation)
Graeme Watson (disambiguation)
Gregory Watson, revivor of the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
Hannah Bunce Watson (1749–1807), American newspaper publisher
Harold Watson (disambiguation)
Harry Watson (disambiguation)
Heather Watson (born 1992), British tennis player
Helen Watson (disambiguation)
Henry Watson (disambiguation)
Homer Watson (1855–1936), Canadian landscape painter
Ian Watson (disambiguation)
Jack Watson (disambiguation)
James Watson (disambiguation)
Jamie Watson (disambiguation)
Jasmine Watson, New Zealand artist
Jeffrey Watson (disambiguation)
Jessica Watson (born 1993), Australian sailor
Jim Watson (disambiguation)
Jobe Watson, Australian rules footballer
John Watson (disambiguation)
Jordan Watson (born 1987), English kickboxer
Joseph Watson (disambiguation)
Joshua Watson, settler
Keith Watson (disambiguation)
Larry Watson (disambiguation)
Lewis Watson (disambiguation)
Liam Watson (disambiguation)
Louis H. Watson (1907–1936), American bridge player
Lyall Watson (1935–2008), writer, botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethologist.
Leigh Watson (born 1975) of The Watson Twins, American singer
Luman Watson (1790–1834), Cincinnati clockmaker
Mark Watson (disambiguation)
Marvin Watson, better known by his stage name Messy Marv
Matthew Watson (disambiguation)
Michael Watson (disambiguation)
Moray Watson, English actor
Patrick Watson (disambiguation)
Paul Watson (disambiguation)
Paula Watson (1927–2003), American singer
Percival Watson (1881–1959), Congregationalist minister in South Australia and Queensland
Peter Watson (disambiguation)
Phebe Watson (1876–1964), South Australian educator and union activist
Raymond Watson (disambiguation)
Reatha Dale Watson, birth name of Barbara La Marr, American actress
Rebecca Watson, a skeptical blogger and podcast host who founded the Skepchick blog
Reg Watson, Australian television producer
Richard Watson (disambiguation)
Robert Watson (disambiguation)
Russell Watson, English tenor
Ryan Watson (disambiguation)
Sam Watson (disambiguation)
Scott Watson, New Zealander convicted of murder
Sereno Watson, American botanist
Shane Watson, Australian cricketer
Sheila Watson (disambiguation)
Steve Watson (disambiguation)
Summer Watson, singer
Sydney Watson (1903–1991), English church musician
Thomas Watson (disambiguation)
Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer
Travis Watson (born 1981), American professional basketball player
Walter Mother Watson (1865–1898), Major League Baseball pitcher
William Watson (disambiguation)
Wingfield W. Watson, (1828–1922), religious leader
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