| ![Show Contents]() Wester Surname History
Wester Rankingthe United States, the name Wester is the 4,210th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Wester is ranked the 977th most popular surname with an estimated 2,116 people with that name. 2
| Wester migration to the United States | + |
Wester Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johan Wester, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1727 aboard the ship "William and Sarah" 3
- Willis Wester, who landed in Georgia in 1737 3
- Johann Georg Wester, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 3
Wester Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Ferdinand Wester, aged 28, who arrived in St Louis, Missouri in 1848 3
- Anna Maria Wester, who landed in America in 1854 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Wester (post 1700) | + |
- Oscar Wester (b. 1995), Swedish freestyle skier
- Mats Wester (b. 1964), Swedish musician
- Johan Wester (b. 1967), Swedish comedian and actor, co-writer and creator of the comedy sketch-show Hipphipp!
- Jacob Wester (b. 1987), Swedish bronze medalist freeskier at the 2009 Winter X Games
- Ivar Wester (1892-1967), Swedish sports shooter in the team free rifle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Peter Jansen Wester (1887-1931), Swedish-American botanist
- Keith A. Wester (1940-2002), American six-time Academy Award nominated sound engineer
- John Charles Wester (b. 1950), American prelate of the Catholic Church, the twelfth Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe
- Jennifer Nicole Wester (b. 1985), American former competitive ice dancer, the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion and 2008 World Championship first alternates for Team USA
- ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Historic Events for the Wester family | + |
- Mr. John Charles Wester (1966-1985), American Private 1st Class from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 4
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- American War Memorials - Flight 1285. (Retrieved 2016, August 24) . Retrieved from http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=317&MemID=550
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