Westropp Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Westropp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westrop,' a tithing in the parish of Highworth, Wiltshire, i.e. West-thorp; compare Winthrop, Northrup; v. Thorp.

1656-7. Buried — John, s. John Westropp: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Westropp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:511,17532,340
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Westropp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westrop,' a tithing in the parish of Highworth, Wiltshire, i.e. West-thorp; compare Winthrop, Northrup; v. Thorp.

1656-7. Buried — John, s. John Westropp: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1687. Francis Westthorpe and Ann Griffin: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

— George Westthrop and Amy Norden: ibid.

1693-4. Samuel Westthropp and Sarah Booth: ibid.

1746. Married — John Pettit and Dorothy Westrop: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English & Scandinavian) belonging to Westrop or Westrup = the West Thorp or Village [Old English west = Old Norse uest-r + Old English Old Norse þrop. þorp] Cp. Westhorp(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Anglo-Irish family of Cos. Limerick and Clare. IF 303

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

The family claim from John Westropp, son and heir of Edward Westropp, temp. King John. They settled in Ireland in the XVII. century. B.L.G. does not indicate the locality in which they originated, but the name is obviously local, and signifies, like Westhorpe, "the western village."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Westropp Last Name Facts

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

Westropp is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Westropp click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westropp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Westropp is the 1,061,269th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. Westropp is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Westropp reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 511,175. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 31 percent are found, Cumbria, where 17 percent are found and Somerset, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Westropp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westropp has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 248 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 346 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westropp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Westropp last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westropp earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 56.6% more than the national average, earning $67,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning $40,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weistropp942/
Westrop93471/
Westrope88681/
Weistrop8835/
Westhrop8830/
Westroup881/
Westroph880/
Westthrop820/
Westhrope820/
Westrap8021/
Bestrop8011/
Westrob802/
Wastrop800/
Wistrope750/
Westraps750/
Vystrop677/
Bestrov675/
Westrab671/
Vastrop670/
Westraub630/
Vystropova5653/
Bystrov5318,541/
Bistrov53193/
Vystrov5312/
Böstrov531/
Bistrap531/
Voystrov5022/
Voistrov502/
Baystrov501/

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