Westland Surname
Approximately 3,110 people bear this surname
Westland Surname Definition:
Probably from Westlandis vocatis The Leyes of Tullochaddie which were retoured to George, marquis of Huntlie, in 1638 (Retours, Aberdeen, 242). Alexander Westland was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1461 (NSCM., I, p. 17), and a later Alexander Westland was dean of guild in the same city in the first half of the eighteenth century.
Read More About This SurnameWestland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,202 | 1:14,049 | 2,090 |
| United States | 748 | 1:484,571 | 40,975 |
| Australia | 318 | 1:84,892 | 9,824 |
| England | 238 | 1:234,109 | 19,389 |
| Scotland | 202 | 1:26,504 | 2,864 |
| Canada | 138 | 1:266,997 | 25,150 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 147 | 1:25,464 | 2,323 |
| England | 129 | 1:188,956 | 15,351 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 93 | 1:539,986 | 37,316 |
Westland (20) may also be a first name.
Westland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably from Westlandis vocatis The Leyes of Tullochaddie which were retoured to George, marquis of Huntlie, in 1638 (Retours, Aberdeen, 242). Alexander Westland was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1461 (NSCM., I, p. 17), and a later Alexander Westland was dean of guild in the same city in the first half of the eighteenth century. John Westland leased part of the Grange of Aberbothry in 1443 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 120), Symon Westland was tenant of Kemphill, 1482 (ibid., I, p. 233), and John Westland in the parish of Banchory-Devenick, died in 1826 (Banchory-Devenick, p. 298).
Westland Demographics
Average Westland Salary in
United States
$46,426 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Westland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westland is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Westland click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westland? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 142,989th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,343,262 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Westland live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 20 people.
The surname Westland is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,202 people, or 1 in 14,049. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 38 percent are found, Utrecht, where 24 percent are found and Gelderland, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Westland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Westland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westland last name increased 804 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Westland Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Westland last name are 21.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.29% being registered with the political party.
The amount Westland earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning 325,623 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.14% less than the national average, earning R 158,880 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning $56,568 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Westland
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis