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 | 212 |
Buckinghamshire | 517 |
Berkshire | 522 |
Cambridgeshire | 205 |
Channel Islands | 37 |
Cheshire | 289 |
Cornwall | 234 |
Cumberland | 23 |
Derbyshire | 267 |
Devon | 752 |
Dorset | 183 |
Durham | 447 |
Essex | 675 |
Gloucestershire | 537 |
Hampshire | 978 |
Herefordshire | 62 |
Hertfordshire | 195 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 61 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 1,585 |
Lancashire | 1,558 |
Leicestershire | 640 |
Lincolnshire | 946 |
London | 5,537 |
Middlesex | 745 |
Northumberland | 146 |
Norfolk | 538 |
Northamptonshire | 627 |
Nottinghamshire | 506 |
Oxfordshire | 379 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 61 |
Shropshire | 49 |
Suffolk | 252 |
Somerset | 766 |
Surrey | 983 |
Sussex | 1,133 |
Staffordshire | 492 |
Warwickshire | 825 |
Westmorland | 15 |
Wiltshire | 462 |
Worcestershire | 259 |
Yorkshire | 2,188 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 11 |
Cardiganshire | 7 |
Carnarvonshire | 10 |
Carmarthenshire | 6 |
Denbighshire | 10 |
Flintshire | 5 |
Glamorgan | 186 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 2 |
Monmouthshire | 259 |
Pembrokeshire | 18 |
Radnorshire | 5 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 5,348 |
Agricultural Labourer | 605 |
General Labourer | 339 |
Domestic Servant | 313 |
Dress Maker | 309 |
Labourer | 308 |
General Servant | 219 |
Coal Miner | 216 |
Laundress | 215 |
Farm Labourer | 157 |
Carpenter | 141 |
Annuitant | 113 |
Cotton Weaver | 110 |
General Servant Domestic | 107 |
Charwoman | 90 |
House Keeper | 86 |
Gardener | 85 |
Servant | 83 |
Lace Maker | 79 |
No Occupation | 75 |
Shoe Maker | 71 |
Bricklayer | 63 |
Errand Boy | 59 |
Painter | 58 |
Tailor | 56 |
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 |