Westmoorland Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Westmoorland 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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Westmoorland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080

Westmoorland 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

Westmoorland Last Name Facts

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

Westmoorland is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westmoorland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Westmoorland reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 71 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 14 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found.

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