Westerman: Surname History and Family Crest

Clerks wrote Westman in many ways, and Westerman is one that stuck. The family name meaning is “The man who came from the west”, the same as for Westman. Records show Westerman as one of the forms Westman took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Vestman and Vestmann.

Westerman ranked 6,620 in the 2010 US Census, with 5,117 people answering to the name.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Westerman, so the heraldry linked to Westman is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Westerman surname pack.