How common is the surname Westlund?

2,424 people in the United States had the surname Westlund in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,370 Americans. It ranked 12,732nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Westlund?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Westlund identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Westlund?

Warren Westlund, American rower (1926–1992).

Where is the surname Westlund most common?

Wikidata records people named Westlund in the United States.

Is the surname Westlund getting more or less common?

More common. 2,327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,424 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Westlund

A Swedish surname, carried by 2,424 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). Westlund is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Westlund, an ornamental surname composed of the elements väst (“west”) and lund (“grove”).

One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,424 people named Westlund in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,370 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,327.

#12,732

rank among US surnames

2,424

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,261)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,724	Palmeri	2,426	127,265
#12,729	McLennan	2,425	127,318
#12,732	Nishimura	2,424	127,370
#12,740	Bracamonte	2,423	127,423

Who is named Westlund

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

93% of people named Westlund identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Westlunds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Warren Westlund
American rower (1926–1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Westlund

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

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Westlund come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Westlund, an ornamental surname composed of the elements väst (“west”) and lund (“grove”).
How common is the surname Westlund?: 2,424 people in the United States had the surname Westlund in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,370 Americans. It ranked 12,732nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Westlund?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Westlund identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Westlund?: Warren Westlund, American rower (1926–1992).
Where is the surname Westlund most common?: Wikidata records people named Westlund in the United States.
Is the surname Westlund getting more or less common?: More common. 2,327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,424 in 2010, up 4.2%.