Webster is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Webster
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

One who wover cloth.

Anglo-Saxon webbestre, a female weaver. The following lines appear to imply a difference between the Webster and the Weaver, according to the material wrought:-
"Baksteres and brewesteres,
And bochiers manye,
Wollen webbesters,
And weveres of lynnen."
Pier's Plowman

The baronet's family claim from John Webster, of Bolsover, county of Derby, whose ancestor is said to have come over from Flanders, temp. Richard II. B.L.G.

How popular is Webster?

Webster is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, South Africa, New Zealand, Jamaica, Wales, Ireland, Honduras, Nicaragua, Thailand, Saint Martin, Anguilla, Ecuador, Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Spain, Northern Ireland, Netherlands, Brazil, United States Virgin Islands, France, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Cayman Islands, Singapore.

Webster is ranked 2963 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Webster bearers increased by 3.57 per cent in 2010 US census to 72625 since 2000, the surname slipped by 35 spots and ranked at 453. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.5 76.16
Black 19.75 18.51
Hispanic or Latino 2.51 1.64
Others 2.25 1.88
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.38 1.34
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.48
Webster is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Anguilla is ahead in terms of density. Around 189792 people have been found who wears Webster as their family name. Webster is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Webster:
408 United States95,976
142 England40,629
168 Australia18,526
434 Canada10,862
Countries with thousands of Webster:
174 Scotland4,929
1,414 South Africa4,781
164 New Zealand3,172
341 Jamaica1,376
271 Wales1,258
Countries with hundreds of Webster:
896 Ireland817
760 Honduras570
750 Nicaragua556
20,979 Thailand522
25 Saint Martin520
6 Anguilla394
4,463 Ecuador363
430 Guyana322
222 Barbados319
799 Trinidad and Tobago277
12,706 Spain260
1,286 Northern Ireland247
13,022 Netherlands219
35,406 Brazil214
69 United States Virgin Islands183
55,519 France178
12,639 Zimbabwe177
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
45,184 Germany148
76 Cayman Islands137
1,981 Singapore107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,994 Colombia97
125 Saint Kitts and Nevis95
2,645 Panama69
18,805 Mexico62
978 Belize61
8,727 Chile58
7,170 Dominican Republic54
30,480 Japan52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,201 Sweden48
15,661 Switzerland48
365 Jersey46
171,933 Russia44
15,719 Norway43
131,537 Philippines40
14,920 Denmark32
4,028 Suriname32
539 Guernsey29
14,967 Kuwait29
13,263 Botswana28
49,681 Malaysia26
731 Isle of Man25
3,095 Hong Kong24
12,886 Liberia23
4,941 Solomon Islands23
97,983 Argentina22
3,539 China21
2,820 Costa Rica20
69,165 Greece20
99,174 Italy20
632 Grenada19
191,560 Nigeria19
1,289 Malta18
60,840 Belgium16
492,263 India16
39,210 Israel16
1,045 Aruba14
74,307 Papua New Guinea13
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
42,199 Hungary12
76,885 Czechia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
32,186 Finland10
19,525 Malawi10
36,116 United Arab Emirates10
36,710 Croatia9
22,825 Uruguay9
3,029 Guam8
80,919 Austria7
1,286 Bermuda7
1,243 South Korea7
33,397 Zambia7
89,472 Belarus6
3,707 Puerto Rico6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old workman Samuel Webster who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on November 6, 1848 by Columbus put out from Liverpool. Mathew Webster, aged 23, 22 years old Ann Webster, Jane Webster (7 months old) Infant, Charles Webster (35) Farmer, 35 years old Sarah Webster, 20 years old James Webster, 1 month old William Webster, David Webster (35) , and 61 other Webster around 45.45% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and servant migrated to US.

From Germany

29 years old servant Catherinemaria Webster who was residing in Kempten, Germany migrated to New York on November 1, 1852 by Admiral Browning put out from Bremen. Laborer Sebastian Webster, 31 years old Heinr. Webster, William Webster, aged 30, Laborer Daniel Webster, 23 years old Franklin Webster, 38 years old George Webster, Spinster Jane Webster, 20 years old James Webster, Richard Webster (51) Laborer, F.E. Webster, aged 35, are other Webster that migrated to US from Antwerp, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Liverpool & Queenstown, Havre and Hamburg.

Webster Namesakes

  • Hugh Webster, former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 24th Senate district
  • Augusta Webster, English poet, dramatist, essayist, and translator
  • Augustine Webster, English Catholic martyr
  • Alexander Webster, Scottish writer and minister
  • Richard M. Webster, American politician from Missouri
  • Edwin Hanson Webster, U.S. Congressman from Maryland
  • Kenneth G. T. Webster, Canadian-born American literary scholar
  • H. T. Webster, American cartoonist
  • John Clarence Webster, Canadian-born physician pioneering
  • Ernest L. Webster, pioneer automobile dealer
  • Aaron Webster, gay man living
  • Nicholas Webster, American film and television director
  • Donovan Webster, American journalist, author, film-maker
  • Alan Robert Webster, high-profile English prisoner
  • Marie Webster, quilt designer, businesswoman, and the author of the first American book about quilting, 'Quilts, Their Story
  • Wendy Turner Webster, English journalist
  • Ken Webster, artistic director of Hyde Park Theatre in Austin
  • Freddie Webster, jazz trumpeter who, Dizzy Gillespie once said
  • Harry Webster, British automotive engineer
  • R. Tim Webster, founder and long-time executive director of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
  • Fletcher Webster, son of renowned politician Daniel Webster and Grace Fletcher Webster
  • Leonard Clarke Webster, botanical collector in Australia
  • Scott Webster, member of the team that won the silver medal at the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
  • Stokely Webster, was best known as an American impressionist painter
  • Arthur Gordon Webster, founder and president of the American Physical Society
  • Owen Webster, distinguished member of the organic and polymer chemistry communities
  • David L. Webster, American physicist and physics professor
  • Noah Webster, Noah Webster Jr
  • Daniel Webster, American statesman
  • Benjamin Nottingham Webster, English actor-manager and dramatist
  • John Webster, English Jacobean dramatist best
  • Paul Francis Webster, American lyricist
  • William H. Webster, American attorney and jurist serving as Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council since 2005
  • Nikki Webster, Australian pop singer
  • Alex Webster, American bass player
  • Ben Webster, American jazz tenor saxophonist
  • Martin Webster, British political activist
  • Mike Webster, American football player
  • Max Webster, Canadian hard rock band formed in 1973 in Toronto
  • David Kenyon Webster, American soldier, journalist and author
  • Tim Noble and Sue Webster, are two British artists
  • Martell Webster, former American professional basketball player
  • Corey Webster, former American football cornerback
  • Norman Webster, Canadian journalist and a former editor-in-chief of 'The Globe and Mail' and 'The Gazette'
  • Katie Webster, American boogie-woogie pianist
  • Jason Webster, former American football cornerback
  • Andy Webster, retired Scottish footballer
  • Tim Webster, Australian television and radio personality and sports broadcaster
  • William L. Webster, American former politician, and convicted felon
  • Nesta Helen Webster, far-right conspiracy theorist and author
  • Horace Webster, American educator
  • Ronald Webster, {{cite news
  • Mitch Webster, former outfielder in Major League Baseball

Webster Namesakes

  • Hugh Webster, former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 24th Senate district
  • Augusta Webster, English poet, dramatist, essayist, and translator
  • Augustine Webster, English Catholic martyr
  • Alexander Webster, Scottish writer and minister
  • Richard M. Webster, American politician from Missouri
  • Edwin Hanson Webster, U.S. Congressman from Maryland
  • Kenneth G. T. Webster, Canadian-born American literary scholar
  • H. T. Webster, American cartoonist
  • John Clarence Webster, Canadian-born physician pioneering
  • Ernest L. Webster, pioneer automobile dealer
  • Aaron Webster, gay man living
  • Nicholas Webster, American film and television director
  • Donovan Webster, American journalist, author, film-maker
  • Alan Robert Webster, high-profile English prisoner
  • Marie Webster, quilt designer, businesswoman, and the author of the first American book about quilting, 'Quilts, Their Story
  • Wendy Turner Webster, English journalist
  • Ken Webster, artistic director of Hyde Park Theatre in Austin
  • Freddie Webster, jazz trumpeter who, Dizzy Gillespie once said
  • Harry Webster, British automotive engineer
  • R. Tim Webster, founder and long-time executive director of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
  • Fletcher Webster, son of renowned politician Daniel Webster and Grace Fletcher Webster
  • Leonard Clarke Webster, botanical collector in Australia
  • Scott Webster, member of the team that won the silver medal at the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
  • Stokely Webster, was best known as an American impressionist painter
  • Arthur Gordon Webster, founder and president of the American Physical Society
  • Owen Webster, distinguished member of the organic and polymer chemistry communities
  • David L. Webster, American physicist and physics professor
  • Noah Webster, Noah Webster Jr
  • Daniel Webster, American statesman
  • Benjamin Nottingham Webster, English actor-manager and dramatist
  • John Webster, English Jacobean dramatist best
  • Paul Francis Webster, American lyricist
  • William H. Webster, American attorney and jurist serving as Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council since 2005
  • Nikki Webster, Australian pop singer
  • Alex Webster, American bass player
  • Ben Webster, American jazz tenor saxophonist
  • Martin Webster, British political activist
  • Mike Webster, American football player
  • Max Webster, Canadian hard rock band formed in 1973 in Toronto
  • David Kenyon Webster, American soldier, journalist and author
  • Tim Noble and Sue Webster, are two British artists
  • Martell Webster, former American professional basketball player
  • Corey Webster, former American football cornerback
  • Norman Webster, Canadian journalist and a former editor-in-chief of 'The Globe and Mail' and 'The Gazette'
  • Katie Webster, American boogie-woogie pianist
  • Jason Webster, former American football cornerback
  • Andy Webster, retired Scottish footballer
  • Tim Webster, Australian television and radio personality and sports broadcaster
  • William L. Webster, American former politician, and convicted felon
  • Nesta Helen Webster, far-right conspiracy theorist and author
  • Horace Webster, American educator
  • Ronald Webster, {{cite news
  • Mitch Webster, former outfielder in Major League Baseball

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