The Westerman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,117 people carried this name — #6,620 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (5,100).

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In the Nordic population registers

201 people named Westerman are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 178
Finland (2026) 23

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Westerman in American newspapers,
1903–1927.

Newspaper page from The White Mountain Echo carrying the name Westerman
The White Mountain Echo 1924-07-12
Newspaper page from Oxford Democrat carrying the name Westerman
Oxford Democrat 1903-09-08
Newspaper page from Smyrna Times carrying the name Westerman
Smyrna Times 1927-08-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,026 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Westerman in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

1,654 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Westerman. The most, 406, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 517
Queensland 470
Victoria 258
South Australia 131
Tasmania 125
ACT (Canberra) 100
Western Australia 43

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

Who carried it

People named Westerman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johan Liljencrantz
    Johan Liljencrantz 1730–1815 · politician
  • Anna Westerman
    Anna Westerman 1802–1893 · actor
  • Willem Westerman
    Willem Westerman 1864–1935 · banker
  • Harry James Westerman
    Harry James Westerman 1876–1945 · illustrator
  • William Marten Westerman
    William Marten Westerman 1892–1950 · writer
  • Johan Lilliecrantz 1604–1653 · civil servant

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Westerman,
in the records of 8 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 States600 records

600 records of the Westerman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 185
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 160
  • Other U.S. records 255
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leonard G. Westerman

    Born 1917 in Rhode Island. Enlisted 1942 at Providence; rubber worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter, Rhode Island.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Royce Westerman

    Born 1932; from Long Beach, California. U.S. Marine Corps; declared dead 1952 in Korea. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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 Sophie Westerman

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1848 aboard the Murillo from Bremen, aged 25; farmer. From Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 600 records for Westerman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands5,186 records

5,186 records of the Westerman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3,056
  • Dutch population registers 1,609
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 521
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marritje Westerman

    Married in 1818 in Den Ham; labourer. Died 1846 in Magele (Den Ham), aged 65.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hindrik Westerman

    Married in 1864 in Midwolda; farmhand. Died 1869 in Finsterwolde, aged 35; day labourer.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Naatje Westerman

    Married in 1893 in Naarden; domestic servant. Died 1894 in Naarden, aged 27.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5,186 records for Westerman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia97 records

97 records of the Westerman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 43
  • Tasmanian Names Index 21
  • Other Australian records 33
  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 Joseph Westerman

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Lord Melville, arriving 1829; certificate of freedom 1835.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. 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 Nathan Westerman

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Sir Robert Peel, sailing from London in 1844. Native of Morley, Yorkshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Westerman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Austral, aged 30; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 97 records for Westerman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). 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).

Canada28 records

28 records of the Westerman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 23
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Nellie Westerman

    Died 1912 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Albert Edwin Westerman

    Died 1944; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William J. Westerman

    Buried in 1919 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.

Showing 3 of 28 records for Westerman 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. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Westerman name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sarah Ann Westerman

    Died 1931, aged 82; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Kathleen Westerman

    Died 2000, aged 68; buried at Avonhead Memorial Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Westerman in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Westerman name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  • Other British records 2
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Arthur Westerman

    Born 1878 at Kirkstall. Served in the First World War. Named in the University of Aberdeen roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Westerman

    Died 2001, aged 70; buried at Strathblane Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 2 of 6 records for Westerman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Finland2 records

2 records of the Westerman name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 1
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 1
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Eskil Edvard Westerman

    Born 1922 in Koivulahti; factory worker. Died in 1943 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Mustasaari.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Alexander Westerman

    Died in 1915 in Helsinki, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Westerman 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 Robertus Gerardus Maria Westerman

    Born 1941 in the Netherlands; died 1992 in Périgueux (Dordogne).

    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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