Westgarth Surname

221,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Westgarth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the west garth'; v. Garth.

Westgarth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0351:53,8346,561
Australia3791:71,2298,422
Canada1401:263,18324,832
United States611:5,941,950288,805
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Wales261:119,0209,008
Guernsey221:2,929767
France121:5,535,227269,324
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5141:47,4235,856
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Westgarth (13) may also be a first name.

Westgarth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the west garth'; v. Garth.

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

Local. There is a West Garth near Colinton, Midlothian. John Westgarth, 1770 (Lauder).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the West Enclosure [Old Norse uest-r + garð-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Westgarth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westgarth is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Westgarth.

How Common Is The Last Name Westgarth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,588th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,958,471 people. The surname Westgarth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Westgarth are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,035 people, or 1 in 53,834. In England Westgarth is most prevalent in: Durham, where 19 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 12 percent are found and Cumbria, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Westgarth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westgarth has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Westgarth surname increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 381 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westgarth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Westgarth are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westgarth earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.73% more than the national average, earning $60,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $56,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westtgarth952/
Westgarthe951/
Westgart944/
Westgardt8912/
Westgard82588/
Westgaard78856/
Westgarrd782/
Westgaurd781/
Vestgard7154/
Westgerd718/
Westgärds6734/
Vestgaard6715/
Wästgerd594/
Vestgärds5624/
Wästgärds561/

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