Western Surname

60,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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).

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Western Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3861:107,04611,732
England2,2751:24,4913,381
Australia9301:29,0283,921
New Zealand2781:16,2892,840
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Wales2371:13,0571,448
Canada2201:167,48016,862
Norway1231:41,8075,981
Scotland801:66,9235,243
India501:15,341,308250,737
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Ireland451:104,6435,503
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Bahamas161:24,484789
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
China31:455,773,85521,925
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
France11:66,422,722504,397
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Dominica11:75,891912
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2321:19,7852,821
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6641:75,6318,043

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.

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

(English) Westerner [Old English westerne, western]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

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