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    The surname Westley

    An English place surname, carried by 2,137 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W234

    Westley: #14,076 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Westley #14,076, 2,137 people Westley: #14,076 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Westley #14,076, 2,137 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Westley is more common than 91.3% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).

    Westley 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 2,137 people named Westley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,476 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,972.

    #14,076
    rank among US surnames
    2,137
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.4%
    change since 2000 (was #14,030)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,067Castiglione2,139144,341
    #14,070Mazon2,138144,409
    #14,076Ellefson2,137144,476
    #14,082Pai2,136144,544
    #14,084Youngberg2,135144,611

    Who is named Westley

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

    53% of people named Westley identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 53%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 41%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Westleys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Helen Westley
      American actress (1875–1942)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Westley

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

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Westley come from?
    From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).
    How common is the surname Westley?
    2,137 people in the United States had the surname Westley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,476 Americans. It ranked 14,076th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Westley?
    In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Westley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Westley?
    Helen Westley, American actress (1875–1942).
    Where is the surname Westley most common?
    Wikidata records people named Westley in the United States.
    What type of surname is Westley?
    Westley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Westley getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,137 in 2010, up 8.4%.