Westman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Westman family

The surname Westman was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1379 when Johannes Westerman held a family seat with estates in that shire.

Early History of the Westman family

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Westman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Westerman, Westman, Westeman, Westarman, Wystman and many more.

Early Notables of the Westman family

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Westman Ranking

the United States, the name Westman is the 10,140^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Westman migration to the United States +

Westman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andreas Westman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 2

Westman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Westman, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1821 2
Gustaf Fredrik Westman, aged 26, who arrived in New York in 1843 2
Gustaves Westman, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1853 2

Westman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Frank Westman, who landed in Alabama in 1921 2

Westman migration to Canada +

Westman Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. Matthew Westman, aged 40 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Clarendon" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle on 19th June 1847 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Westman (post 1700) +

Lars Westman (1938-2025), Swedish filmmaker and cartoonist, worked for ten years as a typographer, and has been involved in film-making for nearly 50 years, primarily for Scandinavian television

Historic Events for the Westman family +

Victoria steamboat disaster

William B. D. Westman, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 60)