Westwood Name Meaning: An English/German word which refers to direction or the geography of something.Also habitational from a number of places named 'Westwood'. Old English west 'west' + wudu 'wood'.
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 Westwood 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 | 8 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 32 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 55 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 34 |
| Devon | 12 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 32 |
| Essex | 230 |
| Gloucestershire | 27 |
| Hampshire | 25 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 76 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 37 |
| Lancashire | 319 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 30 |
| London | 528 |
| Middlesex | 54 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 15 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 26 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 20 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 62 |
| Sussex | 7 |
| Staffordshire | 1,421 |
| Warwickshire | 417 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 769 |
| Yorkshire | 573 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 39 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 843 |
| Coal Miner | 193 |
| General Labourer | 63 |
| Domestic Servant | 44 |
| Dress Maker | 40 |
| Labourer | 32 |
| General Servant Domestic | 31 |
| Iron Worker | 31 |
| Living On Own Means | 31 |
| General Servant | 23 |
| Nail Maker | 23 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 19 |
| Tailoress | 19 |
| Chain Maker | 18 |
| Brick Layer | 18 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| Cotton Weaver | 14 |
| Farmer | 12 |
| General Domestic Servant | 11 |
| Carpenter | 11 |
| Engine Fitter | 10 |
| Carter | 10 |
| Laundress | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Westwood | 2,326 |
| Mary Westwood | 2,093 |
| John Westwood | 1,858 |
| Sarah Westwood | 1,492 |
| Elizabeth Westwood | 1,268 |
| Thomas Westwood | 1,267 |
| Joseph Westwood | 1,125 |
| George Westwood | 1,017 |
| James Westwood | 895 |
| Eliza Westwood | 689 |
| Samuel Westwood | 658 |
| Ann Westwood | 652 |
| Charles Westwood | 647 |
| Henry Westwood | 614 |
| Emma Westwood | 564 |
| Hannah Westwood | 516 |
| Annie Westwood | 481 |
| Edward Westwood | 458 |
| Jane Westwood | 454 |
| Alice Westwood | 444 |
| Ellen Westwood | 376 |
| Alfred Westwood | 371 |
| Benjamin Westwood | 363 |
| Emily Westwood | 339 |
| Arthur Westwood | 325 |