<P> 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 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Aaron Watson (born 1977), American singer </Li> <Li> Adam Watson (1914--2007), British international relations theorist and researcher </Li> <Li> Adam Watson (scientist) (born 1930), Scottish scientist </Li> <Li> A.J. Watson (1924--2014), American automotive engineer </Li> <Li> Alana Watson, English musician </Li> <Li> Albert Watson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Alberta Watson (born 1955), Canadian actress </Li> <Li> Alex Watson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Alexander Watson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Allen Watson (born 1970), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Alonzo Watson (1893--1937), African American Communist; died in the Spanish Civil War </Li> <Li> Andrew Watson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Andy Watson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Angela Watson (born 1975), American actress </Li> <Li> Anthony Watson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Art Watson (1884--1950), American baseball catcher </Li> <Li> Arthur Watson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Austin Watson (born 1986), American professional wrestler better known as Xavier Woods or Consequences Creed </Li> </Ul>

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