Westerlund

Westerlund Meaning & Origin

About Westerlund
The surname Westerlund is of Swedish origin and is derived from the combination of the words "väster" meaning "west" and "lund" meaning "grove" or "woodland." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Westerlund can be interpreted as "someone who comes from the western grove" or "one who resides near a western woodland." It is a locational surname that likely originated from a place name or geographical feature in Sweden.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Westerlund: 1,651
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 17159
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.56

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASTRLNT
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W023064053
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EH1 S T ER0 L AH0 N D
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɛstərlənd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASTRLNT', 'FSTRLNT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Westerlund in Braille

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

The name Westerlund in braille

How to sign the name Westerlund using Sign Language

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

The name Westerlund in sign language

Numerology