Westren Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Westren Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the western,' a man from the West; compare Southern, and v. Westerman.

Henricus Westryn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Westryn, 1379: ibid.

1690. Samuel Western and Anna Maria Finch: Marriage Lic (London).

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Westren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
Australia451:599,90442,958
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Wales101:309,45316,869
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Westrén (11) are calculated separately.

Westren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the western,' a man from the West; compare Southern, and v. Westerman.

Henricus Westryn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Westryn, 1379: ibid.

1690. Samuel Western and Anna Maria Finch: Marriage Lic (London).

1735. Married — James Dolliffe and Anne Western: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1749. — Joseph Westron and Martha Palmer: ibid.

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

Vars. of Western, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Westren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westren occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Westrén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westren? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,353,468th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. Westren is primarily found in Europe, where 36 percent of Westren reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 35 percent reside in British Isles.

Westren is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England it is mostly found in: Cornwall, where 46 percent reside, Suffolk, where 27 percent reside and Devon, where 15 percent reside. Aside from England Westren is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Westren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westren has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Westren last name expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westren surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Westren earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.83% more than the national average, earning $71,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westrén9511/
Westreng9329/
Westrn921/
Weestrend881/
Westrin86428/
Westrem86107/
Vestreng8045/
Westhrin8038/
Westrink803/
Widstrend751/
Wettstrin751/
Westtring750/
Vestrin7176/
Bistren7132/
Bestrin7132/
Vistren7120/
Vestrem718/
Bystren716/
Vestring67292/
Vestrina671/
Wistring670/
Bistrin5735/
Bystryn5715/
Bystrin5712/
Vostrin573/
Bistrén572/

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