Westmoreland Surname
Approximately 15,791 people bear this surname
Westmoreland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westmoreland,' a native of that county who has gone to reside outside its borders; compare Wiltshire, Derbyshire, &c.
Johannes Westmerland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1600.
Read More About This SurnameWestmoreland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,316 | 1:25,318 | 3,189 |
| England | 1,069 | 1:52,122 | 6,410 |
| Australia | 99 | 1:272,684 | 24,601 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Jamaica | 31 | 1:92,579 | 4,005 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Guyana | 26 | 1:29,316 | 3,211 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 481 | 1:50,676 | 6,161 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,188 | 1:42,272 | 4,933 |
Westmoreland (42) may also be a first name.
Westmoreland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westmoreland,' a native of that county who has gone to reside outside its borders; compare Wiltshire, Derbyshire, &c.
Johannes Westmerland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1600. Married — Mathyas Westmerland and Elyzabeth Pecke: St. Antholin (London).
1791. — Robert Westmorland and Mary Keen.
(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.
Local. A county of England; the "West—moor—land."
Westmoreland has been for ages and is yet the home of the Stricklands, an important knightly Catholic family resident at Sizergh, near Kendal, since the 13th century. The Stricklands of Sizergh Hall were zealous Catholics in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The mayors of Kendal, in 1764 and 1773, belonged to this family. Great Strickland, a Westmoreland parish, in very early times gave a home and a name to this race; but the ancient spelling was Stirkland or Styrkland, and we read of a Sir Walter de Stirkland in Morland parish in this county in the reign of Henry III. (L. N. Whitaker's "Richmondshire"). The name is now well represented in the Preston district of Lancashire, and in the North and East Ridings.
Westmoreland Demographics
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Westmoreland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westmoreland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Westmoreland occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Westmoreland? popularity and diffusion
Westmoreland is the 33,624th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 461,500 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Westmoreland reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent given name internationally, held by 42 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 14,316 people, or 1 in 25,318. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Westmoreland occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Westmoreland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Westmoreland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westmoreland surname expanded 1,205 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Westmoreland Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Westmoreland surname are 19.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.97% registered with the party.
The amount Westmoreland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.78% more than the national average, earning R 453,360 per year; in United States they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $39,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.87% more than the national average, earning $56,572 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmooreland | 96 | 13 | / |
| Westtmoreland | 96 | 2 | / |
| Wwestmoreland | 96 | 2 | / |
| Westmorealand | 96 | 1 | / |
| Westmorelond | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wastmoreland | 92 | 1 | / |
| Westmereland | 92 | 1 | / |
| Westmoraland | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wostmoreland | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wistmoreland | 92 | 0 | / |
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