Westlund

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Westlund, an ornamental surname composed of the elements väst (“west”) and lund (“grove”).

Proper noun

Westlund (plural Westlunds)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Westlund is the 12732^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2424 individuals. Westlund is most common among White (93.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Westlund”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.