Watts surname meaning

Watts is the genitive or later plural-looking form of Watt. Watt was a common English and Scottish short form of Walter, so Watts originally identified the family or descendants of a person called Wat. The Walter name itself has Germanic roots, but the surname’s immediate formation is through the medieval personal-name short form. Watson is a related patronymic with a different suffix, while Watt and Watts are close spelling forms. Parent’s name is the catalog type. The Watts and Watt entries in the surname reference chain, supported by a second surname source, make the core explanation high confidence.