Westerman Surname

42,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Westerman Surname Definition:

Johannes Westeman et Peronilla uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Westerman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1041:51,0226,157
England1,8301:30,4474,082
Netherlands1,3111:12,8811,871
Australia9711:27,8023,781
Canada2301:160,19816,186
Sweden1701:57,9224,459
South Africa941:576,35944,560
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Wales651:47,6084,483
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Israel471:182,07718,133
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Saint Kitts and Nevis91:6,133601
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Norway71:734,61250,907
Finland71:785,24338,644
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Denmark61:940,78647,603
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9761:24,9753,460
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0931:45,9465,302

Westerman (58) may also be a first name.

Westerman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the western-man,' one from the West Found in Yorkshire, where surnames from the points of the compass were common (v. Western and Westray). The following entries lie close together:

Johannes Westeman et Peronilla uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Westman, 1379: ibid.

Johanna del West, 1379: ibid.

Among the householders of Wakefield in the same register are:

Willelmus de West, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Westrynnerman, i.e. Westernman, 1379: ibid.

George Westerman, blacksmith, may be seen in my Wakefield Directory (1868).

1628. Married — John Smith and Francesse Westerman: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English) Western Man [Old English westerne + mann]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The man who came from the west.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

' Western man'-a native of the West.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Westerman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westerman is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,668th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 597,144 people. Westerman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Westerman reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Westerman is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 58 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 7,104 people, or 1 in 51,022. In The United States Westerman is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

Westerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westerman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westerman surname increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 3,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Westerman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Westerman last name are 15.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Westerman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.26% more than the national average, earning 526,942 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 103.99% more than the national average, earning R 484,764 per year; in United States they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning $43,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $54,268 CAD per year.

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