How common is the surname Westfall?

13,079 people in the United States had the surname Westfall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,606 Americans. It ranked 2,758th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Westfall?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Westfall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Westfall?

Richard S. Westfall, American historian of science (1924–1996).

Where is the surname Westfall most common?

Wikidata records people named Westfall in the United States.

Is the surname Westfall getting more or less common?

More common. 12,968 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,079 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Westfall

A surname, carried by 13,079 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W231

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Westfall is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,079 people named Westfall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,606 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,968.

#2,758

rank among US surnames

13,079

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,564)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,749	Redd	13,119	23,534
#2,750	Pringle	13,115	23,541
#2,751	Padron	13,114	23,543
#2,752	Condon	13,109	23,552
#2,754	Wiles	13,105	23,559
#2,755	Garibay	13,088	23,590
#2,756	Santillan	13,081	23,603

Who is named Westfall

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

94% of people named Westfall identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Westfalls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard S. Westfall
American historian of science (1924–1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Westfall

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

Questions

How common is the surname Westfall?: 13,079 people in the United States had the surname Westfall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,606 Americans. It ranked 2,758th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Westfall?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Westfall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Westfall?: Richard S. Westfall, American historian of science (1924–1996).
Where is the surname Westfall most common?: Wikidata records people named Westfall in the United States.
Is the surname Westfall getting more or less common?: More common. 12,968 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,079 in 2010, up 0.9%.