Westecott Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Westecott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westecott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England111:5,065,278148,650
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
England21:12,187,685173,419

Westecott Last Name Facts

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

Westecott is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westecott? popularity and diffusion

Westecott is the 2,876,555th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Westecott live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,754,552. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 76 percent reside, British Columbia, where 14 percent reside and Alberta, where 5 percent reside. Barring Canada Westecott is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent reside and England, where 24 percent reside.

Westecott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westecott has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Westecott last name expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westecott Last Name Statistics demography

Westecott earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.55% more than the national average, earning $56,416 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westcott9414,168/
Westacott891,017/
Westcoatt8915/
Wesstcott891/
Weastcott890/
Westicott890/
Westcot88151/
Westcoat82207/
Westkott8249/
Westcote8210/
Westoctt822/
Westcoot821/
Westacot820/
Westicot820/
Westcutt820/
Westcatt820/
Wastcott820/
Westcout820/
Whitecott781/
Westcoate780/
Westcat752/
Westico752/
Whitescott742/
Whytescott741/
Wastcoat7129/
West Get717/
Westgete710/
Westcaat710/
Waistcoat6731/
Beteco671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Westecott
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