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Westbury Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places named Westbury, for example in Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Shropshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire, from Old English west ‘west’ + byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortress’, ‘fortified town’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Westby, Astbury, Woodbury, Alsbury, Amesbury, Asbury, Eastburn

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Westbury Family Origin

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Westbury Family Occupations

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Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Westbury ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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  • Agricultural Labourer

    14%

  • Labourer

    4%

  • Painter

    3%

  • Farm Laborer

    2%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Westbury family was Farm Laborer. The most common Westbury occupation in the UK was Agricultural Labourer. 14% of Westbury's were Agricultural Labourers. Agricultural Labourer, Labourer and Painter were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Westbury.

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Westbury Historical Records

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Westbury Life Expectancy

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