Westover Surname

69,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Westover Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westover' (v. Over and West); compare Northover. Westover is a tithing in the parish of Wherwell, near Andover, Hampshire.

William Weshovere (sic), Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Westover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3461:57,1166,795
Canada4661:79,0688,865
England1561:357,16725,626
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1691:144,23312,901
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9551:52,5855,935

Westover (37) may also be a first name.

Westover Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westover' (v. Over and West); compare Northover. Westover is a tithing in the parish of Wherwell, near Andover, Hampshire.

William Weshovere (sic), Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

The next entry to this is:

Ivone Esthovere, i.e. East-over.

1572. William Westofer and Alice Younge: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1602. James Westover, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1732. William Westover and Amy Ranes: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Westover (Soms.: a.d. 1325-6 Westovere; Hants, &c.) = the West Edge, Bank, or Shore [Old English west + ófer]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A district in the New Forest, co. Hants.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Westover Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Westover Come From? nationality or country of origin

Westover occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westover? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westover is the 69,593rd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,024,251 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Westover reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Westover is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname Westover is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,346 people, or 1 in 57,116. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Utah, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Westover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westover has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westover surname grew 665 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westover Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westover surname are 18.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Westover earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.31% more than the national average, earning $44,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $53,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westhover944/
Westtover940/
Westever884/
Westober882/
Westaver881/
Wistover880/
Westovir880/
Westhaver82801/
Westhaber711/
Beisstaver670/

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