Westen Family History
Westen Name Meaning
German Dutch and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German Middle Low German Middle Dutch westen German Westen ‘west’ hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement or a habitational name for one who had migrated from further west. The Jewish name may also be of ornamental origin. Swedish (mainly Westén): ornamental or habitational name formed with an altered form of the (placename) element väst ‘west’ + the adjectival suffix -én a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Compare Westin . English (London): variant of Weston .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022