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 | 301 |
Buckinghamshire | 602 |
Berkshire | 700 |
Cambridgeshire | 250 |
Channel Islands | 51 |
Cheshire | 385 |
Cornwall | 233 |
Cumberland | 43 |
Derbyshire | 461 |
Devon | 867 |
Dorset | 229 |
Durham | 800 |
Essex | 1,688 |
Gloucestershire | 584 |
Hampshire | 1,642 |
Herefordshire | 115 |
Hertfordshire | 285 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 48 |
Isle of Man | 6 |
Kent | 2,167 |
Lancashire | 2,207 |
Leicestershire | 860 |
Lincolnshire | 1,016 |
London | 6,449 |
Middlesex | 1,798 |
Northumberland | 238 |
Norfolk | 542 |
Northamptonshire | 772 |
Nottinghamshire | 906 |
Oxfordshire | 429 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 48 |
Shropshire | 68 |
Suffolk | 293 |
Somerset | 786 |
Surrey | 1,779 |
Sussex | 1,501 |
Staffordshire | 667 |
Warwickshire | 1,243 |
Westmorland | 19 |
Wiltshire | 365 |
Worcestershire | 365 |
Yorkshire | 2,878 |
Anglesey | 3 |
Brecknockshire | 20 |
Cardiganshire | 17 |
Carnarvonshire | 17 |
Carmarthenshire | 45 |
Denbighshire | 20 |
Flintshire | 9 |
Glamorgan | 564 |
Merionethshire | 19 |
Montgomeryshire | 3 |
Monmouthshire | 416 |
Pembrokeshire | 15 |
Radnorshire | 3 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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School | 3,416 |
Farm Labourer | 326 |
General Labourer | 323 |
Private Means | 307 |
General Servant (domestic) | 261 |
Labourer | 216 |
None | 164 |
Dressmaker | 157 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 143 |
Domestic Servant | 136 |
House Painter | 126 |
At School | 116 |
Bricklayer | 114 |
At Home | 112 |
Dress Maker | 111 |
Clerk | 111 |
Carpenter | 109 |
Farmer | 108 |
Cook (domestic) | 103 |
Laundress | 103 |
Assisting In The Business | 94 |
House Keeper | 93 |
Carman | 91 |
Cotton Weaver | 85 |
Housekeeper | 84 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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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 |