Surname Checker / West
How Common Is the Last Name West?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname West today
216,814
Ranked #125 of 162,254 published surnames · 66.38 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 195,818 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
75.48%
Black
18.48%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.49%
Hispanic
2.45%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.