Westergard

Westergard Meaning & Origin

About Westergard
The surname Westergard is of Scandinavian origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "west" and "gard." "West" refers to the direction west, while "gard" means "enclosure" or "farm" in Old Norse. Therefore, the surname Westergard can be interpreted to mean "western farm" or "farm located in the west." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer or their ancestors lived or owned a farm in the western part of a particular region.

🌍 Origin
πŸ“ Surname Length
πŸ’¬ Number of Syllables
πŸ”  Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Westergard: 684
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 33,379
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.23

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Westergard 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 Westergard is not currently available.

Pronunciation

πŸ“‡ Metaphone
ASTRKRT
πŸ—½ NYSIIS
WA
πŸ”Š Soundex
W023062063
🎡 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EH1 S T ER0 G ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈwΙ›stΙ™rgΙ™rd/
πŸ”Š Double Metaphone
('ASTRKRT', 'FSTRKRT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Westergard in Braille

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

The name Westergard in braille

How to sign the name Westergard using Sign Language

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

The name Westergard in sign language

Numerology