Westlund Surname

78,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westlund Surname Definition:

(Swedish) West grove.

Westlund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3781:107,30011,750
Sweden2,2571:4,363415
Canada2581:142,81214,673
Norway1731:29,7244,107
Australia421:642,75544,739
England411:1,358,97760,528
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Finland111:499,70030,478
Israel111:777,96750,646
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greenland11:56,3791,133
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Westlund (11) may also be a first name.

Westlund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) West grove.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Westlund Last Name Facts

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

Westlund is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Westlund.

How Common Is The Last Name Westlund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78,442nd most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,170,502 people. The last name Westlund is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Westlund are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

Westlund is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,378 people, or 1 in 107,300. In The United States Westlund is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 19 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Westlund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westlund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westlund last name increased 4,170 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westlund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westlund last name are 3.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.13% registered with the party.

The amount Westlund earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.73% less than the national average, earning 319,336 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $43,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $50,325 CAD per year.

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