# Westbrook (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/westbrook/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,284 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,770 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,221 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (19,781 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɛstbɹʊk/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the Old English words for "west brook".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Westbrook in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Westbrook in the United States.

## People named Westbrook

- Russell Westbrook, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Peter Westbrook, American fencer (1952–2024)

## Similar surnames

Westberg, Westover, Westberry, Westbrooks, Westhoff, Westby, Westbury, Westfall, Westphal, Wagstaff, Westfield.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.