Westenra Explained

Westenra is an Irish surname, derived from the Dutch van Wassenaer.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Derrick Westenra, 5th Baron Rossmore (1853–1921), Irish soldier and author
• Henry Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore (1792–1860), Irish Member of Parliament and peer
• Henry Westenra (1742–1801), Irish Member of Parliament for Monaghan
• Henry Westenra, 4th Baron Rossmore (1851–1874), Irish soldier and peer
• John Westenra (1798–1874), Irish Member of Parliament for King's County
• Peter Westenra (died 1693), Irish Member of Parliament for Athboy
• Warner Westenra (1706–1772), Irish Member of Parliament for Maryborough
• Warner Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore (1765–1842), Irish landowner and politician
• Hayley Westenra (1987-), New Zealand soprano, born in Christchurch.

Fictional people:

• Lucy Westenra, a character in the 1897 novel Dracula.

Notes and References

1. Burke's Peerage, 1931 edition, p. 2036.