Westendorf
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Toponymic surname from a place/dwelling name with west 'west'; bearer counts: T(h)orwesten 59+186, Westen 159, Westendorf(f) 581+70, -berg(er) 145+440, -burger 98, -felder 98, -höfer 73, -thanner 65,
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈwɛstɪndɔɹf/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Westendorf is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Toponymic surname from a place/dwelling name with west 'west'; bearer counts: T(h)orwesten 59+186, Westen 159, Westendorf(f) 581+70, -berg(er) 145+440, -burger 98, -felder 98, -höfer 73, -thanner 65, -darp 56, -see 54, -rieder 52, -kirchner 50.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Westendorf is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Toponymischer Familienname: Westen- + Dorf; Wohnstättenname bzw. Ortsnamebezug, mit 2186 Trägern.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Thomas P. Westendorfb. 1848USAmerican songwriter, composer, and educator (1848-1923)
- Paula Westendorfb. 1893DEGerman politician (1893-1980)
- Wolfhart Westendorfb. 1924DEGerman Egyptologist (1924-2018)
- Johannes Westendorfb. 1948DEresearcher
- Lynette Westendorfb. 1951USAmerican composer and musician
- Anke Westendorfb. 1954DEEast German volleyball player
- Felix Herrmann-Westendorfb. 1985DEresearcher
- Justine Westendorfb. 2003DEGerman association football player
- Astrid WestendorfDEGerman biologist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 10 sources across 4 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.9K | #15,527 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.8K | #14,831 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.8K | #15,519 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 3 | #154,370 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 2 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 2 | #402,574 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Westendorf mean, and where does it come from?
- Toponymic surname from a place/dwelling name with west 'west'; bearer counts: T(h)orwesten 59+186, Westen 159, Westendorf(f) 581+70, -berg(er) 145+440, -burger 98, -felder 98, -höfer 73, -thanner 65,… Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte.
- How do you pronounce Westendorf?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈwɛstɪndɔɹf/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Westendorf have the most bearers?
- Westendorf is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Westendorf”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.