Westmooreland Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Westmooreland Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Westmoreland, Anglo-Saxon Chron. a.d. 966 West- móringa land = the Land of the Sons (People) of the West Moor(s [Old English west + mór, a moor + -inga, genit. pl. of the ‘son’ suff. -ing + land] Rad’us Com’ Westmorland’.

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Westmooreland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Westmooreland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Westmoreland, Anglo-Saxon Chron. a.d. 966 West- móringa land = the Land of the Sons (People) of the West Moor(s [Old English west + mór, a moor + -inga, genit. pl. of the ‘son’ suff. -ing + land] Rad’us Com’ Westmorland’.—Charter-Rolls, tp. Hen. IV.

Cold Cumberland, which yet wild Westmorland excells For roughness, at whose point lies rugged Fournesse Fells, Is fill’d with mighty moors. . . .—Drayton, Poly-Olbion, xxiii, 209-11.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Westmooreland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westmooreland is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westmooreland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Westmooreland are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Westmooreland is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 23 percent reside, Tennessee, where 15 percent reside and Virginia, where 15 percent reside.

Westmooreland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westmooreland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westmooreland last name increased 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westmooreland Last Name Statistics demography

Westmooreland earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.73% less than the national average, earning $35,500 USD per year.

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