How common is the last name West?

189,360 people in the United States have the last name West, about 1 in 1,578. It ranks #127 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WEST

#127

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
189,360
About
1 in 1,578
This common or more
18.6%
Who bears it

Of the 189,360 people with the last name West, 72.5% reported their origin as White, 17.8% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of West

#125 Reynolds · 191,703#126 Griffin · 191,130#128 Wallace · 189,325#129 Cole · 187,989

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of West, most common first.

#16,549 Weist · 1,684#31,474 Weast · 788

Also a first name

As a first name, West ranks #6,886 of 53,615, with 2,276 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 167 births. See West as a first name

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