Westhead Surname

177,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Westhead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westhead,' a hamlet in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire This local surname is still chiefly confined to the county Palatine.

Gilbert Westhead, of Ormskirk, 1500: Wills at Chester.

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Westhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7241:32,3194,313
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Australia1611:167,67517,258
Wales631:49,1204,600
Canada621:594,28449,093
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
France161:4,151,420237,746
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6861:35,5334,638
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Westhead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westhead,' a hamlet in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire This local surname is still chiefly confined to the county Palatine.

Gilbert Westhead, of Ormskirk, 1500: Wills at Chester.

Hugh Houghton, of Westhead, parish of Ormskirk, 1610: ibid.

Peter Westhead, of Westhead, in Lathom, 1613: ibid.

Thomas Westhead, of Lathom, 1619: ibid.

Lathom in the above entries means Lathom, a township in the parish of Ormskirk.

1658. Married — William Clayton and Eliza Westead: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller at the West Head or Top [Old English west + heáfod (Middle English heved, &c.), head, top, high ground] Robert del Westheved.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1313.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Westhead Last Name Facts

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

Westhead is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westhead? popularity and diffusion

Westhead is the 177,588th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,026,390 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Westhead reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,724 people, or 1 in 32,319. In England Westhead is most common in: Merseyside, where 26 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 19 percent reside and Lancashire, where 17 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Westhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westhead has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Westhead surname expanded 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 6,750 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westhead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Westhead are 10.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Westhead earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.92% less than the national average, earning R 128,520 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $42,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $48,941 CAD per year.

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