Westman Surname

50,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westman Surname Definition:

Johannes Westeman et Peronilla uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Westman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4,0741:2,417226
United States3,4611:104,72711,517
Canada7461:49,3916,000
Finland5861:9,3801,466
Australia3291:82,0549,517
South Africa2451:221,13323,158
England1791:311,27423,420
Ireland1101:42,8093,288
Norway881:58,4358,352
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Israel121:713,13647,700
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
France41:16,605,680368,153
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malta41:107,5681,849
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3601:139,49613,166

Westman (52) may also be a first name.

Westman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the western-man,' one from the West Found in Yorkshire, where surnames from the points of the compass were common (v. Western and Westray). The following entries lie close together:

Johannes Westeman et Peronilla uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Westman, 1379: ibid.

Johanna del West, 1379: ibid.

Among the householders of Wakefield in the same register are:

Willelmus de West, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Westrynnerman, i.e. Westernman, 1379: ibid.

George Westerman, blacksmith, may be seen in my Wakefield Directory (1868).

1628. Married — John Smith and Francesse Westerman: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Westerner [Old English west + man(n, sometimes mon(n] Thomas Westman.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

The corresponding Old Norse uestmað-r denoted more specifically a man from the British Isles, esp. Ireland.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The man who came from the west.

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

' Western man'-a native of the West.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Westman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westman (Arabic: ويستمان) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,688th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 720,256 people. Westman occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Westman reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 52 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 4,074 people, or 1 in 2,417. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 14 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Sweden this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Westman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westman last name rose 961 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Westman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Westman last name is principally Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Westman surname are 10.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.8% registered with the party.

The amount Westman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15% less than the national average, earning 294,160 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.68% more than the national average, earning R 441,252 per year; in United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $52,250 CAD per year.

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Westman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Westman in the Arabic language
ويستمانwystman-

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