Westgarth

English

Etymology

Probably a habitational surname from Old English west (“west”) + Old Norse garðr (“enclosed space, yard”).

Proper noun

Westgarth (plural Westgarths)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Westgarth is the 6561^st most common surname in England, belonging to 1035 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Westgarth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears