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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |