The Wescott surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,205 people carried this name — #6,516 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,011 in 2000.

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Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Wescott was found among the farmers of Somerset: 15 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Somerset 15

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

In 1790, Wescott was counted together with Westcoat: 113 families in all.

Each family is counted by its head. About 602 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Westcoat, Wescoat, Wescot, Wescots, Wescott, Wescut, Wescutt, Westcoot, Westcot, Westcott. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Rhode Island 38
Maine 19
New York 15
Massachusetts 12
Connecticut 7
Vermont 6
South Carolina 5
Pennsylvania 4
North Carolina 4
Virginia 3

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 268 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Wescott in American newspapers,
1897–1900.

Newspaper page from The Scranton Tribune carrying the name Wescott
The Scranton Tribune 1897-12-01
Newspaper page from Delaware Gazette And State Journal carrying the name Wescott
Delaware Gazette And State Journal 1900-10-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Wescott in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

743 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wescott. The most, 130, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 275
New South Wales 205
Queensland 64
Western Australia 63
South Australia 62
Tasmania 59
ACT (Canberra) 10
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wescott.

Who carried it

People named Wescott,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Wescott
    Samuel Wescott 1811–1861 · politician
  • John Wesley Wescott
    John Wesley Wescott 1849–1927 · lawyer
  • Leo Wescott
    Leo Wescott 1900–1970 · Australian rules football player
  • Jefferson F. Wescott 1826–1879 · politician
  • William H. Wescott 1870– · politician
  • Jeanne Elise Wescott 1895–1964

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wescott,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States437 records

437 records of the Wescott name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 148
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 92
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 91
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 86
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Hyatt Wescott

    Born 1935; from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Irene P. Wescott

    Born 1901 in Maine. Enlisted 1943 in the Women's Army Corps at Brewer; yardman from Hancock County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Leland Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward Wescott

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Etna from Liverpool, aged 40; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 437 records for Wescott in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia59 records

59 records of the Wescott name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 28
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 22
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Samuel Wescott

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mount Stewart Elphinstone, arriving 1849.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Wescott

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Lightning, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Fredk H. Wescott

    Butcher of Collingwood, Victoria; died 1921.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 59 records for Wescott in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada48 records

48 records of the Wescott name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 38
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Geo Wescott

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the Moravian, landing at Quebec, bound for Kingston, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William J. Wescott

    Died 1909 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Winnie Wescott

    Died 1940; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 48 records for Wescott in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Wescott name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Lijdia Mathilda Wescott

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1865 in Londen.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register John Brunswich Wescott

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1827 in Liverpool.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hanold Stanleij Wescott

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1876 in Londen.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Wescott in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Wescott name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Similien Rebecca Wescott

    Born 1909 in Saint-Martin; died 1998 in Saint-Martin (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Delmas Philibert Wescott

    Born 1911 in Saint-Martin; died 1991 in Saint-Martin (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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