Westcott Family History
Westcott Name Meaning
English (Devon): habitational name from any of various minor places
named with Old English west ‘west’ + cot ‘cottage’,
‘shelter’, for example Westcott in Surrey, Westcot in
Berkshire, or Westcote in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, and
Warwickshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Westcott Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Westcott families
 121 - 239  41 - 120 |
 1 - 40  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Westcott families
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354 - 705 119 - 353 |
1 - 118 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Westcott families
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5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Westcott Family Origin
Westcott Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Westcott
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Westcott Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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