How common is the surname Westlake?

2,694 people in the United States had the surname Westlake in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,605 Americans. It ranked 11,637th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Westlake?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Westlake identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Westlake?

Donald E. Westlake, American novelist (1933-2008).

Where is the surname Westlake most common?

Wikidata records people named Westlake in the United States.

Is the surname Westlake getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,694 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Westlake

A surname, carried by 2,694 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W234

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Westlake is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

From west + lake.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,694 people named Westlake in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,605 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,731.

#11,637

rank among US surnames

2,694

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,725)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,631	Witten	2,695	114,562
#11,637	Ceasar	2,694	114,605
#11,642	Rabideau	2,693	114,647
#11,644	Danford	2,692	114,690

Who is named Westlake

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

93% of people named Westlake identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Westlakes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donald E. Westlake
American novelist (1933-2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Westlake

Westlake has the Soundex code W234, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W234.

Questions

Where does the surname Westlake come from?: From west + lake.
How common is the surname Westlake?: 2,694 people in the United States had the surname Westlake in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,605 Americans. It ranked 11,637th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Westlake?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Westlake identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Westlake?: Donald E. Westlake, American novelist (1933-2008).
Where is the surname Westlake most common?: Wikidata records people named Westlake in the United States.
Is the surname Westlake getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,694 in 2010, down 1.4%.