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 | 230 |
Buckinghamshire | 459 |
Berkshire | 405 |
Cambridgeshire | 191 |
Channel Islands | 35 |
Cheshire | 228 |
Cornwall | 244 |
Cumberland | 13 |
Derbyshire | 158 |
Devon | 780 |
Dorset | 186 |
Durham | 319 |
Essex | 478 |
Gloucestershire | 475 |
Hampshire | 856 |
Herefordshire | 80 |
Hertfordshire | 156 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 82 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 1,437 |
Lancashire | 1,011 |
Leicestershire | 489 |
Lincolnshire | 922 |
London | 4,619 |
Middlesex | 567 |
Northumberland | 114 |
Norfolk | 542 |
Northamptonshire | 592 |
Nottinghamshire | 393 |
Oxfordshire | 428 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 82 |
Shropshire | 60 |
Suffolk | 243 |
Somerset | 760 |
Surrey | 841 |
Sussex | 931 |
Staffordshire | 364 |
Warwickshire | 697 |
Westmorland | 34 |
Wiltshire | 387 |
Worcestershire | 201 |
Yorkshire | 1,825 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 5 |
Cardiganshire | 3 |
Carnarvonshire | 14 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 2 |
Flintshire | 1 |
Glamorgan | 128 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 2 |
Monmouthshire | 209 |
Pembrokeshire | 7 |
Radnorshire | 9 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 3,870 |
Agricultural Labourer | 791 |
Labourer | 528 |
Domestic Servant | 266 |
General Servant | 225 |
Laundress | 198 |
Dress Maker | 168 |
Coal Miner | 136 |
Servant | 133 |
Annuitant | 127 |
Carpenter | 125 |
House Keeper | 110 |
Gardener | 102 |
Lace Maker | 86 |
Shoe Maker | 82 |
Cotton Weaver | 81 |
Cook | 78 |
Farm Labourer | 77 |
Blacksmith | 68 |
No Occupation | 64 |
Charwoman | 62 |
Tailor | 61 |
Wife Of Above | 61 |
Dressmaker | 59 |
Farm Servant | 59 |
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 |