Westland Family History
Westland Name Meaning
Scottish and English: topographic name from Middle English and Scots west + land ‘land arable field’ perhaps used as a placename of which there are a number of minor examples from Devon to Bute. ‘Westlandis called the Leyes of Tullochaddie’ were granted to the Marquis of Huntly in 1638.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022