About Watko
The surname Watko is of Polish origin and is derived from the given name Wawrzyniec, which is the Polish form of the name Lawrence. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Wawrzyniec. The name Wawrzyniec itself is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, meaning "from Laurentum," a city in ancient Italy. The surname Watko therefore signifies a family's connection to an ancestor named Wawrzyniec or Lawrence.
The surname Watko is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Watko based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Watko is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Watko in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Watko using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.