Watt (surname)

Watt is a surname of British origin. It is thought to originate from either the Anglo-Saxon name Watt or the Middle English nickname, Wat(t), a short form of Walter. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adam Watt, Australian boxer
 * Alan Watt (diplomat) (1901–1988), Australian diplomat
 * Alexander Watt, British plant ecologist
 * Allan Watt, Scottish sprinter
 * Andrew Watt (record producer) (born 1990), American record producer, singer
 * Ben Watt, British musician and music producer
 * Chris Watt, American football player
 * Davey Watt, Australian speedway rider
 * David Watt (computer scientist), British computer scientist
 * Derek Watt, American football player
 * Douglas Watt (politician), Canadian politician
 * Eddie Watt, Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Fiona Watt (author), British children's author
 * Francis Watt (disambiguation), various people
 * Geoff Watt, Australian runner
 * George Watt (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Hamish Watt, Scottish politician
 * Ian Watt, literary historian
 * James Watt, Scottish engineer, for whom is named the watt, the SI-derived unit of power
 * James Watt Jr., English manufacturer, son of James
 * James G. Watt, US Secretary of the Interior
 * Jim Watt (boxer), Scottish boxer
 * Joachim von Watt (1484–1551), birth name of Swiss scholar Joachim Vadian
 * John Brown Watt, Australian politician
 * Jonathan Watt, English cricketer
 * Joseph Watt, Scottish VC recipient
 * Joseph M. Watt, American judge
 * J. J. Watt, American football player
 * Katherine Christie Watt, Scottish nurse and civil servant
 * Kathy Watt, Australian cyclist
 * Leslie Watt, New Zealand cricketer
 * Mel Watt, American politician
 * Michael Watt (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Mike Watt, American musician
 * Mike Watt (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Mitchell Watt, Australian track and field athlete
 * Mitchell Watt (basketball), American basketball player
 * Muriel Watt (1917 - 2005), New Zealand landscape architect
 * Nicole Watt, Canadian skater
 * Phil Watt, English footballer
 * Richard Harding Watt, designer of buildings in Knutsford, Cheshire
 * Robert Watt (disambiguation), various people
 * Sanchez Watt, English footballer
 * Sarah Watt (1958–2011), Australian film director
 * Steven Watt (footballer), footballer
 * T. J. Watt, American football player
 * Tom Watt (ice hockey), Canadian hockey coach
 * Tom Watt (actor), British actor, journalist and radio DJ
 * Tommy Watt (1925–2006), Scottish bandleader
 * Tony Watt, Scottish footballer
 * William Watt (disambiguation), multiple people