The Westover surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,734 people carried this name — #7,071 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,500 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,479 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Westover surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Westover’.

An early record he cites: William Weshovere (sic), Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 803 · public domain.

In print

Westover in American newspapers,
1901–1920.

Newspaper page from Rosebud County News carrying the name Westover
Rosebud County News 1901-04-18
Newspaper page from The Philipsburg Mail carrying the name Westover
The Philipsburg Mail 1901-05-24
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Westover
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1920-06-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,917 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Westover in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

2,300 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Westover. The most, 594, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 7.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 2,080
New South Wales 91
Victoria 42
Western Australia 42
Queensland 40
Tasmania 5

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

Who carried it

People named Westover,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Oscar Westover
    Oscar Westover 1883–1938 · military personnel
  • Harry Clay Westover
    Harry Clay Westover 1894–1983 · judge
  • Winifred Westover
    Winifred Westover 1899–1978 · actor
  • Del Shannon
    Del Shannon 1934–1990 · singer
  • Richie Westover d. 2011 · basketball player
  • Joseph Henry Westover 1846–1921 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Westover,
in the records of 3 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 States342 records

342 records of the Westover name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 158
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 67
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 40
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 39
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 36
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Alden J. Westover

    Born 1918 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; lineman from Clearfield County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1997, buried at Fair Ridge Cemetery, Dover Plains, New York.

    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 David Edwin Westover

    Born 1946; from Windom, Kansas. U.S. Navy, seaman; died in an accident 1969 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George F. Westover

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Majestic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 55; lawyer. From London; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 342 records for Westover in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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). 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).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Westover name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Allan Westover

    Died 1989, aged 63; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Westover

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Robert Watson Westover

    Born 1865 in French Village, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 22 records for Westover in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia12 records

12 records of the Westover name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Westover

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Orestes, aged 33; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Michael Westover

    General manager of Port Melbourne, Victoria; died 2000.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Ann Westover

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Orestes, aged 33; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Westover in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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).

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