How common is the surname Westman?

2,808 people in the United States had the surname Westman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,952 Americans. It ranked 11,257th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Westman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Westman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Westman?

Nydia Westman, American actress (1902-1970).

Where is the surname Westman most common?

Wikidata records people named Westman in the United States.

Is the surname Westman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,625 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,808 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Westman

A surname, carried by 2,808 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Westman is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

From west + man. A calque of Old Norse vestmaðr, from vest (“west”) + maðr (“man”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,808 people named Westman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,952 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,625.

#11,257

rank among US surnames

2,808

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #11,100)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,248	Hemenway	2,811	109,835
#11,250	Stucker	2,810	109,874
#11,256	Craighead	2,809	109,913
#11,257	Sterrett	2,808	109,952
#11,264	Buskirk	2,807	109,991

Who is named Westman

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

94% of people named Westman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Westmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nydia Westman
American actress (1902-1970)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Westman

Westman has the Soundex code W235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W235.

Questions

Where does the surname Westman come from?: From west + man. A calque of Old Norse vestmaðr, from vest (“west”) + maðr (“man”).
How common is the surname Westman?: 2,808 people in the United States had the surname Westman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,952 Americans. It ranked 11,257th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Westman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Westman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Westman?: Nydia Westman, American actress (1902-1970).
Where is the surname Westman most common?: Wikidata records people named Westman in the United States.
Is the surname Westman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,625 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,808 in 2010, up 7.0%.