Westerman is used as a family name or surname in Netherlands. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Westerman
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Netherlands
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Westerman

How popular is Westerman?

Westerman is common in Netherlands.

Westerman is ranked 41510 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Westerman bearers increased by 0.3333333 per cent in 2010 US census to 5117 since 2000, the surname slipped by 435 spots and ranked at 6620. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.22 95.61
Hispanic or Latino 2.15 1.39
Others 1.68 1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.72 0.49
Black 0.64 0.73
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.59 0.59
Westerman is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 11742 people have been found who wears Westerman as their family name. Westerman is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
35,789 Turkey3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
15,749 Finland3
184,212 France3
34,572 Israel2
147,165 Czech Republic2
50,640 Switzerland2
123,175 Tanzania1
16,640 Hong Kong1
66,560 Philippines1
7,191 Afghanistan1
6,820 Angola1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
91,024 Belgium1
1,819 Laos1
7,292 Vietnam1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
95,259 Italy45
11,444 Portugal28
71,920 Spain22
699 Isle of Man21
23,914 Denmark20
28,338 Norway20
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
92,589 Brazil79
9,157 New Zealand76
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
Countries with hundreds of Westerman:
19,380 Germany538
5,658 Australia522
14,184 South Africa438
3,846 Sweden254
15,222 Canada245
2,488 Wales158
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with thousands of Westerman:
6,210 United States6,265
5,004 England1,468
1,858 Netherlands1,262
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Griffith Westerman was 35 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on August 10, 1848. He lived in Ireland where he worked as spinner and took Elsinore from Liverpool.

Westerman Namesakes

  • Jamaal Westerman, Football linebacker
  • Amie Westerman, Bruce Westerman's daughter
  • Antje Westermann, Actress
  • Carlie Westerman, Actress
  • Derek Westerman, Screenwriter
  • Chantal Westerman, Entertainer
  • Liesel Westermann, Olympic athlete
  • Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Musician
  • Gayl S. Westerman, Author
  • Gerhart von Westerman, Composer

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