Westerton Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Westerton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Westerton = the Western Farm or Estate [v. under Westerham, and + Old English tún, farm, estate]

Westerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671

Westerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Westerton = the Western Farm or Estate [v. under Westerham, and + Old English tún, farm, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Westerton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westerton is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Westerton live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Westerton is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Westerton is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 50 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 50 percent are found. Barring England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Westerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westerton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Westerton surname contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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