Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɛst.oʊ.vəɹ/(American English) /ˈwɛst.əʊ.və/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Habitational name from Westover in Somerset and the Isle of Wight or Westovers in Sussex. The former two are both named with Old English west "west" and ofer "ridge" or ōfer "bank". This is the real surname of musician Del Shannon.