Westhrop Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Westhrop 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.

Westhrop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Westhrop 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

Westhrop Last Name Facts

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

Westhrop occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westhrop? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Westhrop occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Westhrop are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is mostly found in: Kent, where 52 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 17 percent live and Essex, where 14 percent live. Besides England this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Westhrop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westhrop has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Westhrop surname expanded 242 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Westhrope940/
Westrop93471/
Westrope88681/
Westropp88235/
Weistrop8835/
Westroup881/
Westroph880/
Weathrop880/
Wethro860/
Weatherop827/
Weistropp822/
Westrap8021/
Bestrop8011/
Westrod806/
Withrop803/
Westrob802/
Wetropp802/
Wisthro801/
Westroo801/
Wastrop800/
Weathro800/
Weatherope780/
Wetro77527/
Westroth7550/
Westroos755/
Westross753/
Wistrope750/
Westraps750/
Westra718,402/
Wistro71143/
Whetro7196/
Bestro7159/
Weatheroy7142/
Vestro7111/
Withro712/
Wethra711/
Witrop710/
Weatherap710/
Weistra67424/
Wistrro6735/
Wesstra6723/
Westrat6716/
Vystrop677/
Bestrov675/
Vestros672/
Weestra672/
Westrab671/
Widstro671/
Besztro671/
Wittrop671/
Wistroo671/
Vettrop671/
Westrad671/
Weatherroy671/
Westreu670/
Withrou670/
Vastrop670/
Westrau670/
Whithro670/

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