Western Surname
Approximately 8,287 people bear this surname
Western Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the western,' a man from the West; compare Southern, and v. Westerman.
Henricus Westryn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Westryn, 1379: ibid.
1690. Samuel Western and Anna Maria Finch: Marriage Lic (London).
Read More About This SurnameWestern Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,386 | 1:107,046 | 11,732 |
| England | 2,275 | 1:24,491 | 3,381 |
| Australia | 930 | 1:29,028 | 3,921 |
| New Zealand | 278 | 1:16,289 | 2,840 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Wales | 237 | 1:13,057 | 1,448 |
| Canada | 220 | 1:167,480 | 16,862 |
| Norway | 123 | 1:41,807 | 5,981 |
| Scotland | 80 | 1:66,923 | 5,243 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Ireland | 45 | 1:104,643 | 5,503 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Bahamas | 16 | 1:24,484 | 789 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,232 | 1:19,785 | 2,821 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 664 | 1:75,631 | 8,043 |
Western (1,162) may also be a first name.
Western Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the western,' a man from the West; compare Southern, and v. Westerman.
Henricus Westryn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Westryn, 1379: ibid.
1690. Samuel Western and Anna Maria Finch: Marriage Lic (London).
1735. Married — James Dolliffe and Anne Western: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1749. — Joseph Westron and Martha Palmer: ibid.
(English) Westerner [Old English westerne, western]
Western Demographics
Average Male Western Height
172.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Western Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Western Come From? nationality or country of origin
Western occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Western.
How Common Is The Last Name Western? popularity and diffusion
The last name Western is the 60,751st most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 879,395 people. Western occurs mostly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Western are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 233,099th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 1,162 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,386 people, or 1 in 107,046. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 7 percent reside, Michigan, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States Western is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Western Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Western has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Western last name increased 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Western Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Western last name are 21.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.51% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Western earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning 327,469 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.48% more than the national average, earning R 400,380 per year; in United States they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $42,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $52,126 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westeren | 93 | 142 | / |
| Westerin | 93 | 53 | / |
| Westerén | 93 | 37 | / |
| Westhern | 93 | 2 | / |
| Whestern | 93 | 1 | / |
| Westerne | 93 | 1 | / |
| Westeern | 93 | 1 | / |
| Westtern | 93 | 1 | / |
| Westerrn | 93 | 0 | / |
| Westereng | 88 | 99 | / |
| Westering | 88 | 88 | / |
| Weißstern | 88 | 1 | / |
| Westerenk | 88 | 1 | / |
| Westherin | 88 | 0 | / |
| Vestern | 86 | 52 | / |
| Bestern | 86 | 4 | / |
| Westorn | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wistern | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wostern | 86 | 0 | / |
| Westeringh | 82 | 43 | / |
| Westernová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vesterin | 80 | 3 | / |
| Besterin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Washtern | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wisterin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westhorn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vesteren | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vestering | 75 | 371 | / |
| Vesterink | 75 | 88 | / |
| Vestereng | 75 | 52 | / |
| Wästeräng | 75 | 11 | / |
| Vesterina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wishterne | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vistern | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vesternová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Visterin | 67 | 46 | / |
| Vysteryn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Västeräng | 63 | 12 | / |
| Vysteryna | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bijsteren | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bistiren | 53 | 7 | / |
| Vistorin | 53 | 2 | / |
| Vostorin | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Western
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