How Many People Have the Last Name West?
people had the surname West in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,506 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+7,354 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname West (75.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 18.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, West ranks #87. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 77.7% to 75.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
West grew from 188,464 people in 2000 to 195,818 in 2010 (up 3.9%), and its rank fell from #115 to #125. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 69.86 to 66.38 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 188,464 | 195,818 |
| Rank | #115 | #125 |
| Per 100,000 people | 69.86 | 66.38 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near West
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as West: W230
👤 West as a First Name
West is a first name too: about 2,540 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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