17,821 people named Watson work outside their country of origin. Most are in United States, United Kingdom, Australia.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 4,683 |
| United Kingdom | 3,267 |
| Australia | 1,642 |
| Canada | 1,065 |
| France | 777 |
| Germany | 686 |
| Switzerland | 576 |
| Netherlands | 545 |
| Spain | 455 |
| Ireland | 362 |
| New Zealand | 328 |
| South Africa | 220 |
| India | 215 |
| Sweden | 209 |
| Japan | 199 |
| Italy | 197 |
| Belgium | 175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 168 |
| Denmark | 154 |
| Norway | 132 |
| China | 118 |
| Singapore | 116 |
| Hong Kong | 103 |
| Finland | 86 |
| Austria | 79 |
| Brazil | 72 |
| Mexico | 57 |
| Bermuda | 45 |
| Jamaica | 43 |
| Israel | 42 |
| Poland | 40 |
| Saudi Arabia | 38 |
| Chile | 37 |
| Portugal | 34 |
| Luxembourg | 30 |
| Czechia | 30 |
| Kenya | 26 |
| Philippines | 26 |
| Thailand | 25 |
| Hungary | 25 |
| Russian Federation | 25 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 25 |
| Greece | 25 |
| Taiwan | 24 |
| Malaysia | 23 |
| Pakistan | 23 |
| Argentina | 21 |
| South Korea | 20 |
| Türkiye | 20 |
| Isle of Man | 18 |
| Malta | 17 |
| Qatar | 17 |
| Jersey | 16 |
| Romania | 15 |
| Peru | 15 |
| Colombia | 15 |
| Jordan | 14 |
| Indonesia | 13 |
| Oman | 12 |
| Egypt | 12 |
| Bahrain | 11 |
| Cyprus | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 9 |
| Vietnam | 9 |
| Tanzania | 9 |
| Ghana | 9 |
| Cayman Islands | 9 |
| Nigeria | 9 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 |
| Lebanon | 8 |
| Ecuador | 8 |
| Slovakia | 8 |
| Barbados | 8 |
| Bulgaria | 7 |
| Latvia | 7 |
| Iceland | 7 |
| Kuwait | 7 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 |
| Cambodia | 6 |
| Panama | 6 |
| Bahamas | 6 |
| Guernsey | 6 |
| Ukraine | 6 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 |
| Gibraltar | 5 |
| Mauritius | 5 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 |
| Serbia | 5 |
| Croatia | 5 |
| Other | 107 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6,715 |
| United States | 4,982 |
| Australia | 1,709 |
| Canada | 1,329 |
| New Zealand | 726 |
| South Africa | 481 |
| Ireland | 354 |
| India | 255 |
| Jamaica | 190 |
| France | 81 |
| Germany | 65 |
| Brazil | 45 |
| Philippines | 39 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 |
| Netherlands | 36 |
| Italy | 35 |
| Spain | 32 |
| Argentina | 27 |
| Belgium | 26 |
| Singapore | 26 |
| Switzerland | 25 |
| Peru | 25 |
| China | 24 |
| Costa Rica | 24 |
| Japan | 23 |
| Isle of Man | 21 |
| Mexico | 21 |
| Poland | 21 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20 |
| Sweden | 17 |
| Russian Federation | 16 |
| Denmark | 14 |
| Bahamas | 14 |
| Barbados | 13 |
| Türkiye | 12 |
| Chile | 12 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 |
| Guyana | 11 |
| Finland | 10 |
| Liberia | 10 |
| Bermuda | 10 |
| Hong Kong | 10 |
| Ghana | 9 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 |
| Portugal | 8 |
| Romania | 8 |
| Guernsey | 8 |
| Hungary | 8 |
| Serbia | 8 |
| Greece | 8 |
| Indonesia | 7 |
| Taiwan | 7 |
| Austria | 7 |
| Norway | 7 |
| Colombia | 7 |
| Venezuela | 7 |
| Ukraine | 6 |
| Thailand | 6 |
| Nigeria | 6 |
| Israel | 6 |
| Jordan | 6 |
| Egypt | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 |
| Fiji | 5 |
| Nicaragua | 5 |
| Pakistan | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 5 |
| Other | 97 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 17,265 |
| Professional and scientific | 74 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 57 |
| Construction | 48 |
| Real estate | 47 |
| Information and communication | 45 |
| Administrative and support | 41 |
| Manufacturing | 33 |
| Other services | 32 |
| Health and social work | 23 |
| Accommodation and food | 21 |
| Arts and recreation | 21 |
| Households | 21 |
| Transport and storage | 17 |
| Education | 17 |
| Finance and insurance | 16 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 13 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 10 |
| Water and waste | 9 |
| Extraterritorial organisations | 5 |
| Other | 6 |
Counts of people with this surname recorded in a country other than their country of origin, from company registers, ORCID, VIAF, Wikidata and career records; origin may be recorded or estimated from the name. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other". Nobody is named on this page.
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.