Westnutt Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Westnutt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westnutt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Westnutt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westnutt occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Westnutt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westnutt? popularity and diffusion

Westnutt is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Westnutt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Westnutt are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England Westnutt is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 81 percent are found, Essex, where 6 percent are found and Cumbria, where 6 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 4 percent are found.

Westnutt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westnutt has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Westnutt surname rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westnut930/
Westnott8833/
Westnot800/
Whistnut752/
Whistnaut710/
Vetnott672/
Wetinnou632/
Waistnot630/
Witnu6212/
Betnou5733/
Vistnu575/
Vietnu571/
Vishtnu531/
Witennou501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Westnutt
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis