Westbrook Surname
Approximately 33,294 people bear this surname
Westbrook Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westbrook,' a tithing in the parish of Boxford, Berkshire No doubt other and smaller localities bear the same name; compare Easterbrook.
Richard de Westbrek, Surrey, temp. Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.
Read More About This SurnameWestbrook Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,385 | 1:12,769 | 1,589 |
| England | 2,347 | 1:23,740 | 3,291 |
| Australia | 1,325 | 1:20,374 | 2,824 |
| Canada | 664 | 1:55,490 | 6,577 |
| South Africa | 189 | 1:286,655 | 27,999 |
| Scotland | 83 | 1:64,504 | 5,145 |
| New Zealand | 77 | 1:58,809 | 9,204 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,370 | 1:17,792 | 2,576 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,571 | 1:14,063 | 1,799 |
The alternate forms: Wèstbrook (1) are calculated separately.
Westbrook (111) may also be a first name.
Westbrook Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westbrook,' a tithing in the parish of Boxford, Berkshire No doubt other and smaller localities bear the same name; compare Easterbrook.
Richard de Westbrek, Surrey, temp. Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1584. Mark Westbrooke, Surrey: Register of the University of Oxford.
1628. Thomas Westbrook, of Hockley, Essex, and Joane Aylet: Marriage Lic. (London).
1741. Baptised — Mary, d. William Westbrook: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1747. Married — William Westbrooke and Ann Rosewell: ibid.
(English) One who came from Westbrook (western brook), the name of several places in England.
A tything in co. Berks.
A location name in Berkshire, Norfolk, Wiltshire.
Westbrook Demographics
Westbrook Religious Adherence
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Westbrook Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westbrook Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westbrook is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Wèstbrook. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Westbrook? popularity and diffusion
It is the 16,674th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 218,885 people. Westbrook is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Westbrook live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 890,531st most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 111 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 28,385 people, or 1 in 12,769. In The United States Westbrook is most numerous in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Westbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Westbrook has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westbrook surname expanded 795 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 922 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 160 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Westbrook Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Westbrook surname are 11.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.98% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Westbrook earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 66.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,502 per year; in South Africa they earn 107.74% more than the national average, earning R 493,668 per year; in United States they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $41,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning $50,705 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wèstbrook | 96 | 1 | / |
| Westbrooke | 95 | 362 | / |
| Westhbrook | 95 | 1 | / |
| Westbroock | 95 | 0 | / |
| Westbrok | 94 | 5 | / |
| Wesstbrooke | 90 | 1 | / |
| Westbroocks | 90 | 0 | / |
| Westbroek | 89 | 976 | / |
| Westbrock | 89 | 654 | / |
| Westbroks | 89 | 7 | / |
| Westbrrok | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wostbrook | 89 | 2 | / |
| Westvrook | 89 | 1 | / |
| Westbroke | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wistbrook | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wastbrook | 89 | 0 | / |
| Westbrokks | 84 | 1 | / |
| Westbrocks | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wostbrok | 82 | 1 | / |
| Westvrok | 82 | 1 | / |
| Westbrak | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wostbrock | 78 | 134 | / |
| Wastbrock | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vestbruk | 71 | 12 | / |
| Uestbruk | 71 | 2 | / |
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Westbrook Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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