Westrup Surname

199,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Westrup 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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Westrup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6051:599,10648,792
Germany5671:141,98517,168
Brazil2031:1,054,55337,070
England1991:279,99021,818
Mexico1121:1,108,27013,907
Denmark1071:52,7545,420
Australia971:278,30624,956
Sweden901:109,4087,883
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Norway91:571,36544,190
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Westrup 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

Westrup Last Name Facts

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

Westrup occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westrup? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 199,994th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,490,204 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Westrup live; 29 percent live in Western Europe and 29 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Westrup is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 605 people, or 1 in 599,106. In The United States Westrup is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Minnesota, where 14 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Westrup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westrup has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,287 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westrup Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westrup last name are 13.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Westrup earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning 331,693 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $43,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.39% less than the national average, earning $44,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westrupp93387/
Westrupe931/
Westroup931/
Wiestrup931/
Vestrup86162/
Wistrup8614/
Wastrup863/
Wystrup861/
Bestrup861/
Weisstrupp8221/
Bejstrup8092/
Veistrup8029/
Vejstrup8022/
Widstrup8021/
Vestrupp805/
Westraub800/
Hvedstrup7510/
Bistrup71210/
Vistrup71210/
Bystrup71167/
Vastrup7114/
Westrob712/
Böstrup711/
Wichtrup67305/
Bøjstrup6755/
Vidstrup6723/
Bøystrup6719/
Bojstrup6717/
Boistrup6715/
Boystrup6710/

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