Westcar Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Westcar Surname Definition:

(English), West rock, wood, or marsh. (variant: Carr.) West- coat, West cottage.

Westcar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Westcar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English), West rock, wood, or marsh. (variant: Carr.) West- coat, West cottage.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Westcar Last Name Facts

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

Westcar is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Westcar.

How Common Is The Last Name Westcar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Westcar is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Westcar reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Westcar is most frequent in England, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 28 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 17 percent live and Dorset, where 13 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Westcar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westcar has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Westcar last name expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westcarr93289/
Westcart932/
Westcare932/
Wescar922/
Westcarth8875/
Westcor863/
Uescar778/
Vescar772/
Huescar71957/
Wastkar716/
Wiscarz713/
Wischar711/
Wesdkar711/
Bestzar710/
Weiszhar6783/
Wesdkare671/
Vestsart671/
Weiszhaar63142/
Weiszhaár6332/
Westshore639/
Wieszhaar631/
Viscar62117/
Beheshtkar592/
Wiscour5732/
Visczar5716/
Vastkar5716/
Vischar577/
Veschor570/
Wiszczor53166/
Weiszhár5313/
Wiszczór532/
Veschoor532/
Vashtkar531/

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