Weslake Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Weslake Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the west lake,' or pool, from residence thereby. I cannot find the spot. It seems to be a West country name. For the omission of 't' in Weslake, compare Wesscott or Wesley.

1566.

Read More About This Surname

Weslake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Weslake Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the west lake,' or pool, from residence thereby. I cannot find the spot. It seems to be a West country name. For the omission of 't' in Weslake, compare Wesscott or Wesley.

1566. Raymond Westlake, Ex. Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1729. Married — Richard Perry and Sarah Westlake: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1805. — John Nankivell and Jane Westlake: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Westlake, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Westlake is an old Barnstaple name. Thomas Westlake was mayor in 1618; and in 1636 Katherine Westlake of Barnstaple, widow, left a yearly bequest for the poor artificers of the town (G.). There is a place thus called in Ermington parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Weslake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weslake is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Weslake.

How Common Is The Last Name Weslake? popularity and diffusion

Weslake is the 2,746,821st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Weslake occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Weslake are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,302,849. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 44 percent live, Alberta, where 38 percent live and British Columbia, where 6 percent live. Not including Canada it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 20 percent live.

Weslake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weslake has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Weslake surname contracted 6 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weslake Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weslake surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Weslake earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.83% more than the national average, earning $62,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weslake
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis