Westhorp Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Westhorp Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Westhorpe = the West Farmstead, Hamlet, or Village [Old English west = Old Norse uest-r + Old English Old Norse þorp: v. Thorp(e] Joh’es de Westhorp (Linc.).—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1408-9.

Westhorp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
Australia301:899,85754,700
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Westhorp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Westhorpe = the West Farmstead, Hamlet, or Village [Old English west = Old Norse uest-r + Old English Old Norse þorp: v. Thorp(e] Joh’es de Westhorp (Linc.).—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1408-9.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Westhorpe = the West Farmstead, Hamlet, or Village Joh’es de Westhorp (Linc.).—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1408-9.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Westhorp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westhorp occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Westhorp.

How Common Is The Last Name Westhorp? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Westhorp are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Westhorp is most common in: Durham, where 22 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 17 percent are found and Essex, where 15 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Westhorp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westhorp has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Westhorp surname declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westhorp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westhorp surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Westhorp earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.98% more than the national average, earning $72,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westhorpe94406/
Westthorp94122/
Westorp931/
Westthorpe894/
Westtorp8827/
Wejstorp885/
Wethor8647/
Westor8614/
Wetorp862/
Wuesthorr821/
Westarp80302/
Westgor8061/
Westort8048/
Vestorp8013/
Bestorp808/
Westörp805/
Westotr801/
Westour800/
Wetor7760/
Vesttorp757/
Beistorp757/
Wasstorp752/
Beestorp751/
Wesztort751/
Wiesztor751/
Widthorp750/
Bestor71458/
Wietor71254/
Weetor71157/
Vestor7151/
Wetore7119/
Westar7110/
Wistor719/
Wettor715/
Weitor714/
Wytorp713/
Bethor711/
Weator711/
Whetor711/
Whetstour710/
Withor710/
Wethar710/
Westarb67381/
Wittorp6792/
Bestoir6751/
Westart6747/
Wistort6738/
Weitort6728/
Veshtor6719/
Vejtorp6712/
Wisztor6711/
Vestoir6711/
Wheator677/
Wettour676/
Wiethar675/
Weistar675/
Vestarp674/
Besthar674/
Vestore672/
Wechtor671/
Westerb671/
Bethour671/
Bethoor671/
Wettore671/
Weahtor671/
Weedtor671/
Bethtor671/
Behthor671/
Beastor671/
Behstor671/
Witthor671/
Withour671/
Bestour670/
Weithar670/
Whistor670/
Betchor670/
Wethard670/

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