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 |