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 |
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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 |
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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 |