Westcott
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Westacott
Etymology[edit]
From Old English west (“west”) + cot (“cottage; shelter”).
Proper noun[edit]
Westcott (countable and uncountable, plural Westcotts)
- A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7117).
- A hamlet in Bridford parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7886). [1]
- A village in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1448).
- A ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.
- A neighbourhood of Syracuse, New York, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Westcott is the 6097th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5626 individuals. Westcott is most common among White (92.68%) individuals.
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Westcott”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Buckinghamshire, England
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- en:Places in Buckinghamshire, England
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- en:Villages in Devon, England
- en:Places in Devon, England
- en:Villages in Surrey, England
- en:Places in Surrey, England
- en:Ghost towns in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Neighborhoods in New York, USA
- en:Places in New York, USA
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English