Westman
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]west + man. A calque of Old Norse vestmaðr, from vest (“west”) + maðr (“man”).
Noun
[edit]Westman (plural Westmen)
- (historical) A person from the west.
- (historical) A person from Ireland, particularly in the context of the vikings.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Westman (plural Westmans)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Westman is the 11257th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2808 individuals. Westman is most common among White (93.55%) individuals.
See also
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Westman c (genitive Westmans)
- a surname
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