West Name Meaning: An English/German word which refers to direction or the geography of something. It is also usually on the left side and is on the left side of a compass point.
A topographical surname usually a given to someone 'from the west' (someone that have re-located into a new area from further west) or someone who lives to the left west side of something, eg; a river or village.
Discover how your West ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 583 |
| Berkshire | 562 |
| Cambridgeshire | 196 |
| Channel Islands | 54 |
| Cheshire | 265 |
| Cornwall | 244 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 274 |
| Devon | 792 |
| Dorset | 171 |
| Durham | 547 |
| Essex | 698 |
| Gloucestershire | 525 |
| Hampshire | 1,219 |
| Herefordshire | 58 |
| Hertfordshire | 200 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 88 |
| Isle of Man | 13 |
| Kent | 1,682 |
| Lancashire | 1,707 |
| Leicestershire | 723 |
| Lincolnshire | 850 |
| London | 5,506 |
| Middlesex | 882 |
| Northumberland | 182 |
| Norfolk | 509 |
| Northamptonshire | 614 |
| Nottinghamshire | 678 |
| Oxfordshire | 379 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 88 |
| Shropshire | 74 |
| Suffolk | 248 |
| Somerset | 758 |
| Surrey | 1,099 |
| Sussex | 1,236 |
| Staffordshire | 586 |
| Warwickshire | 816 |
| Westmorland | 20 |
| Wiltshire | 395 |
| Worcestershire | 248 |
| Yorkshire | 2,485 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 9 |
| Carnarvonshire | 15 |
| Carmarthenshire | 13 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 16 |
| Glamorgan | 278 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 284 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 9 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4,923 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 518 |
| General Labourer | 477 |
| Domestic Servant | 314 |
| Living On Own Means | 266 |
| Coal Miner | 248 |
| Dress Maker | 233 |
| Labourer | 220 |
| General Servant | 176 |
| Farm Labourer | 168 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 168 |
| General Servant Domestic | 164 |
| Laundress | 150 |
| Carpenter | 144 |
| Farmer | 141 |
| Gardener | 134 |
| Cotton Weaver | 128 |
| House Keeper | 87 |
| General Domestic Servant | 82 |
| Blacksmith | 80 |
| Clerk | 74 |
| Grocer | 66 |
| Shoe Maker | 66 |
| Dressmaker | 63 |
| Charwoman | 62 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William West | 13,936 |
| Mary West | 12,288 |
| John West | 10,882 |
| Elizabeth West | 8,538 |
| George West | 8,231 |
| Sarah West | 7,011 |
| Thomas West | 6,408 |
| James West | 6,356 |
| Charles West | 4,893 |
| Henry West | 4,416 |
| Ann West | 4,343 |
| Jane West | 3,556 |
| Eliza West | 3,377 |
| Joseph West | 3,006 |
| Emma West | 2,981 |
| Annie West | 2,759 |
| Alice West | 2,748 |
| Ellen West | 2,723 |
| Frederick West | 2,592 |
| Edward West | 2,502 |
| Alfred West | 2,501 |
| Robert West | 2,392 |
| Arthur West | 2,270 |
| Emily West | 2,238 |
| Hannah West | 1,941 |