The origin of the name Watson is English and the Coat of Arms contains Silver on a blue chevron three gold crescents between three birds. The Crest is A griffin's head. The family motto is Mea gloria fides.
Spelling variations include: Wattson, Walterson, MacWattie and others.
First found in the county of Rutland, where they were Lords of the manor of Rockingham, from ancient times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Watson who settled in Virginia in 1620; the same year as the "Mayflower"; Abraham, Alice, Elizabeth, Francis, Joe, Margaret, and William Watson, all settled in Virginia in 1635.
The origin of the name Watson is Scottish and the Coat of Arms contains Silver an oak tree growing out of a mount surmounted by a blue stripe. The Crest is Two hands holding the trunk of an oak tree.
Spelling variations include: Wattson, Watsone, Watsoun, Walterson, MacWattie, MacQuattie, MacWatty, MacWhatty and many more.
First found in the lowlands of Scotland, from ancient times. The name Watson originated with the Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled much of Britain.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Watson who settled in Virginia in 1620; the same year as the "Mayflower"; Abraham, Alice, Elizabeth, Francis, Joe, Margaret, and William Watson, all settled in Virginia in 1635.
