Westerby Surname
Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname
Westerby Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westby,' a parish in Lincolnshire With Westerby and Westoby, compare Westaway and Greenaway for Westway and Greenway. The surname still flourishes in Lincolnshire as Westerby.
Johannes de Westeby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameWesterby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 395 | 1:141,058 | 13,696 |
| United States | 247 | 1:1,467,445 | 100,382 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Norway | 105 | 1:48,974 | 7,020 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| Finland | 23 | 1:238,987 | 19,121 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 194 | 1:125,646 | 11,793 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Westerby (21) may also be a first name.
Westerby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westby,' a parish in Lincolnshire With Westerby and Westoby, compare Westaway and Greenaway for Westway and Greenway. The surname still flourishes in Lincolnshire as Westerby.
Johannes de Westeby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1542. Buried — Robert Westerbe: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1595. Married — John Slawter and Margaret Weatabie: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Westerby; or Dweller at the Western Farmstead [O N. uestri, prop. compar., more westerly + bý-r, farm, estate] A Westrebi occurs in the Yorks Domesday.
Westerby Demographics
Average Westerby Salary in
United States
$51,383 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Westerby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westerby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westerby is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westerby? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 347,156th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,920,746 people. The last name Westerby is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Westerby live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 21 people.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 395 people, or 1 in 141,058. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 16 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.
Westerby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Westerby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Westerby surname rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,744 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Westerby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Westerby surname are 12.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.7% being registered with the political party.
The amount Westerby earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.43% less than the national average, earning 309,980 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.08% more than the national average, earning $51,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $52,052 CAD per year.
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