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    The surname Westbrook

    An English place surname, carried by 20,284 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈwɛstbɹʊk/ 2 syllables Soundex W231

    Westbrook: #1,770 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Westbrook #1,770, 20,284 people Westbrook: #1,770 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Westbrook #1,770, 20,284 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Westbrook is more common than 98.9% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From the Old English words for "west brook".

    Westbrook is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 20,284 people named Westbrook in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,221 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,781.

    #1,770
    rank among US surnames
    20,284
    people in 2010
    6.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.5%
    change since 2000 (was #1,660)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,763Carlisle20,36515,161
    #1,764Hargrove20,36015,164
    #1,765Keenan20,35315,170
    #1,766North20,34315,177
    #1,767Dasilva20,33815,181
    #1,768Ledesma20,31115,201
    #1,769Messer20,30615,205

    Who is named Westbrook

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    71% of people named Westbrook identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Westbrooks

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Westbrook

    Westbrook has the Soundex code W231, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W231.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Westbrook come from?
    From the Old English words for "west brook".
    How common is the surname Westbrook?
    20,284 people in the United States had the surname Westbrook in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,221 Americans. It ranked 1,770th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Westbrook?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Westbrook identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Westbrook?
    Russell Westbrook, American basketball player (born 1988), followed by Peter Westbrook.
    Where is the surname Westbrook most common?
    Wikidata records people named Westbrook in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Westbrook?
    Westbrook is /ˈwɛstbɹʊk/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Westbrook?
    Westbrook is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Westbrook getting more or less common?
    More common. 19,781 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,284 in 2010, up 2.5%.