Cognomen Western (Western 
, Westen 
, Westerne) , all over the world, is quite a common family name. The surname Western is habitual in Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, Norway, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and the United States. Very seldom, Western is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Western | United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Ethiopia, Germany |
| Westen | United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States, Australia, Germany |
| ประจิมนอก | Thailand |
| thomas western Western, Thomas (bap. 1624, d. 1707), ironmonger and gun-founder (b. 1624) |
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| samuel western English politician (b. 1652) |
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| william western English ironmaster (b. 1694) |
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sir thomas western, 1st baronet politician, GB (b. 1795) |
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| charles western, 1st baron western British peer (b. 1767) |
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| thomas western (b. 1761) |
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| western wood British politician (b. 1804) |
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august western Norwegian philologist (b. 1856) |
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| james roger western Colonel James Roger Weston, (1812-1871) 1842 Lieut. James Roger Western of the Bengal Engineers, became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers... (b. 1812) |
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| sir thomas western, 2nd baronet British politician (1821-1877) (b. 1821) |
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| mary brower western (5 Jan 1826 - ) (b. 1826) |
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| edward young western (1837-1924) (b. 1837) |
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| lucille western American actress (1843-1877), US (b. 1843) |
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| edward western English cricketer (1845-1919) (b. 1845) |
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| charles robert western Charles Robert Western (1845-1922) of Powis, James and Co and later of Powis, James, Western and Co and Western and Co 1845 August 8th. Baptised at St... (b. 1845) |
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