Westlake Surname
Approximately 9,948 people bear this surname
Westlake Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the west lake,' or pool, from residence thereby. I cannot find the spot. It seems to be a West country name. For the omission of 't' in Weslake, compare Wesscott or Wesley.
1566.
Read More About This SurnameWestlake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,881 | 1:93,393 | 10,483 |
| England | 3,156 | 1:17,655 | 2,538 |
| Canada | 1,222 | 1:30,152 | 3,935 |
| Australia | 978 | 1:27,603 | 3,748 |
| Wales | 245 | 1:12,631 | 1,401 |
| New Zealand | 172 | 1:26,327 | 4,610 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,050 | 1:11,890 | 1,808 |
| Wales | 90 | 1:17,427 | 1,032 |
| Guernsey | 12 | 1:2,721 | 462 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 987 | 1:50,880 | 5,764 |
Westlake (20) may also be a first name.
Westlake Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the west lake,' or pool, from residence thereby. I cannot find the spot. It seems to be a West country name. For the omission of 't' in Weslake, compare Wesscott or Wesley.
1566. Raymond Westlake, Ex. Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.
1729. Married — Richard Perry and Sarah Westlake: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1805. — John Nankivell and Jane Westlake: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dweller at the West Stream or Pool [Old English west + lacu, stream, pool] There is a Westlake in S. Devon.
(English) Dweller at, or near, the west stream or pool.
Westlake is an old Barnstaple name. Thomas Westlake was mayor in 1618; and in 1636 Katherine Westlake of Barnstaple, widow, left a yearly bequest for the poor artificers of the town (G.). There is a place thus called in Ermington parish.
Westlake Demographics
Average Male Westlake Height
177.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Westlake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westlake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westlake is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Westlake? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,522nd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 732,564 people. The last name Westlake occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Westlake are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,881 people, or 1 in 93,393. In The United States Westlake is most common in: California, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.
Westlake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Westlake has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westlake last name expanded 393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 272 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 145 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Westlake Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (77%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Westlake last name are 20.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.03% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Westlake earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.92% more than the national average, earning R 334,872 per year; in United States they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $46,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $53,378 CAD per year.
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