Westwood

English

Etymology

From west +‎ wood.

Proper noun

Westwood (countable and uncountable, plural Westwoods)

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1700). [1]
    2. A hamlet in Broad Clyst parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY0198).
    3. A hamlet near Cockwood, Dawlish parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9780).
    4. A neighbourhood of Oldham, Greater Manchester, west of the town centre (OS grid ref SD9105).
    5. A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1649).
    6. A hamlet in Southfleet parish, Dartford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ5970).
    7. A settlement in Broadstairs and St Peter's parish, Thanet district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3668).
    8. A settlement in Selston parish, Ashfield district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK4551).
    9. A village and civil parish in west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8059). [2]
    10. A western suburb of Salisbury, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1131).
  2. A western suburb of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6153).
  3. A place in Canada:
    1. A neighbourhood in north-central Edmonton, Alberta.
    2. A neighbourhood of St. James-Assiniboia, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
    3. A community in Asphodel-Norwood township, Peterborough County, Ontario.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, the site of UCLA.
    2. A census-designated place in Lassen County, California.
    3. An unincorporated community in Henry Township, Henry County, Indiana.
    4. A minor city in Henry County, Iowa.
    5. A city in Johnson County, Kansas.
    6. A census-designated place in Boyd County, Kentucky.
    7. A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
    8. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    9. A census-designated place in Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
    10. A village in Missouri River Township, St. Louis County, Missouri.
    11. A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
    12. A neighbourhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
    13. A census-designated place in Lower Yoder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
    14. A census-designated place in Valley Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    15. A neighbourhood in west Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    16. A neighbourhood in south-west Houston, Texas.
    17. An unincorporated community in Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington.
    18. A neighbourhood in south-west Seattle, Washington.
  5. A place in Australia:
    1. A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    2. A town in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland.
    3. A locality in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania.
    4. A rural locality in the Shire of Woodanilling, Great Southern region, Western Australia.
  6. A surname.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Westwood is the 15639th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1868 individuals. Westwood is most common among White (91.81%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Ward map (Peterborough)
  2. ^ Parish map (Wiltshire)
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