Weast

Weast Meaning & Origin

About Weast
The surname Weast is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "west," meaning "west." It is a topographic or locational surname given to someone who lived to the west of a particular place or in a village named West. It may also have been a nickname for someone who had a westward-facing house or lived on the western side of a settlement. The surname Weast signifies a geographical or directional association with the west.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Weast is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Weast: 768
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 30,420
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.26

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Weast based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Weast is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AST
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W023
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W IY1 S T
🌐 IPA
/wist/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AST', 'FST')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Weast in Braille

Here's how to represent Weast in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Weast in braille

How to sign the name Weast using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Weast using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Weast in sign language

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