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

Westhorp is found most frequently in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westhorp? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,775,494th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. This surname is primarily 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 surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Westhorp is most prevalent in: Durham, where 22 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 17 percent live and Essex, where 15 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Westhorp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westhorp has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Westhorp surname decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westhorp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Westhorp are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with 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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