Webb Surname
Approximately 341,982 people bear this surname
Webb Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the webbe,' i.e. a weaver. Middle English Webbe.
'My wife was a webbe, And woolen cloth made.' - Piers Plowman.
'An haberdasher, and a carpenter, A webbe, a deyer, and a tapiser.
Read More About This SurnameWebb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 211,957 | 1:1,710 | 137 |
| England | 65,838 | 1:846 | 79 |
| Australia | 27,754 | 1:973 | 85 |
| Canada | 12,530 | 1:2,941 | 367 |
| South Africa | 5,193 | 1:10,433 | 1,296 |
| Wales | 3,558 | 1:870 | 80 |
| New Zealand | 3,014 | 1:1,502 | 181 |
| Jamaica | 2,221 | 1:1,292 | 225 |
| Scotland | 1,293 | 1:4,141 | 716 |
| Ireland | 864 | 1:5,450 | 860 |
| Northern Ireland | 764 | 1:2,415 | 495 |
| France | 586 | 1:113,349 | 16,989 |
| Thailand | 431 | 1:163,894 | 26,233 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 404 | 1:3,376 | 569 |
| Spain | 394 | 1:118,660 | 9,290 |
| Costa Rica | 355 | 1:13,465 | 583 |
| Nicaragua | 312 | 1:19,298 | 962 |
| Philippines | 298 | 1:339,726 | 46,228 |
| Germany | 223 | 1:361,011 | 34,636 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Cayman Islands | 192 | 1:333 | 54 |
| Botswana | 182 | 1:12,016 | 2,280 |
| Netherlands | 176 | 1:95,950 | 15,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 168 | 1:91,894 | 13,153 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Aruba | 152 | 1:681 | 88 |
| Argentina | 136 | 1:314,290 | 24,990 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 131 | 1:860 | 185 |
| Singapore | 120 | 1:45,898 | 1,743 |
| Israel | 114 | 1:75,067 | 9,160 |
| Sweden | 106 | 1:92,894 | 6,768 |
| Brazil | 100 | 1:2,140,743 | 67,134 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Japan | 92 | 1:1,389,612 | 23,539 |
| Isle of Man | 87 | 1:986 | 154 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Mexico | 70 | 1:1,773,232 | 17,696 |
| Panama | 69 | 1:56,699 | 2,645 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Bahamas | 66 | 1:5,936 | 559 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Belgium | 65 | 1:176,871 | 23,883 |
| Jersey | 63 | 1:1,575 | 229 |
| Barbados | 61 | 1:4,712 | 567 |
| Norway | 55 | 1:93,496 | 12,846 |
| Bermuda | 48 | 1:1,360 | 215 |
| Guyana | 48 | 1:15,880 | 2,122 |
| Cyprus | 47 | 1:18,827 | 2,132 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Peru | 42 | 1:756,765 | 16,930 |
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| China | 40 | 1:34,183,039 | 1,815 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 34 | 1:3,246 | 545 |
| Andorra | 33 | 1:2,541 | 482 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Hong Kong | 24 | 1:305,645 | 3,095 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| Cook Islands | 19 | 1:957 | 206 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| South Korea | 11 | 1:4,658,205 | 839 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Vietnam | 9 | 1:10,294,006 | 2,767 |
| Malawi | 8 | 1:2,139,889 | 24,009 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 1:6,900 | 616 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Ghana | 7 | 1:3,860,099 | 15,346 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Egypt | 6 | 1:15,322,626 | 62,302 |
| Falkland Islands | 6 | 1:522 | 125 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Angola | 2 | 1:13,494,607 | 11,780 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Laos | 2 | 1:3,294,162 | 1,900 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 1:1,412,644 | 16,950 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,025 | 1:4,322 | 748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 39,223 | 1:621 | 56 |
| Wales | 1,123 | 1:1,397 | 100 |
| Scotland | 225 | 1:16,637 | 1,793 |
| Jersey | 33 | 1:1,572 | 250 |
| Guernsey | 14 | 1:2,333 | 390 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:5,427 | 530 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36,179 | 1:1,388 | 141 |
The alternate forms: Wébb (1) are calculated separately.
Webb (2,556) may also be a first name.
Webb Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the webbe,' i.e. a weaver. Middle English Webbe.
'My wife was a webbe, And woolen cloth made.' - Piers Plowman.
'An haberdasher, and a carpenter, A webbe, a deyer, and a tapiser.' - Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. 363-4.
This surname does not require any modern instances. The directories teem with representatives, v. Weaver and Webster.
Adam le Webbe, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Elyas le Webbe, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Roger le Webbe. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Simon le Webbe. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.
Robert le Webbe, Somerset, 1327: Tax Roll.
Johannes Wybbe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1603. Nicholas Webbe, of Chester: Wills at Chester.
1623. William Webb, of Chester: ibid.
(English) Weaver [Middle English webbe, Old English webba (m.), webbe (from), weaver] Adam le Webbe.—Hundred Rolls My wif was a webbe, And wollen cloth made; She spak to spynnesteres To spynnen it oute.—Piers Plowman, 2901-4.
A webbe, a dyere, and a tapycer.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 362.
(English) One who wove cloth, either a male or a female.
Anglo-Saxon webba, a weaver. H.R. Le Webbe.
(H.R. Le Webbe). From Anglo-Saxon webba, a weaver. Hence Whip. compare the names Whipp, Whippy, Whippey, Whippo, Whipple, Whippell, Whippen, Whipping, Wipkin; the Old German Wippo, Wippa, Wibi, Wivikin, Wipilo, and the Modern German Webe and Wibel.
From the Flemish, Webb; a personal name.
Webb. —This name is confined south of a line drawn from the Wash to the Dee. It is most numerous in Somerset and Wilts, in the west of England; but is also well represented in Suffolk in the east of England and in Northamptonshire in the midlands.
User-submitted Reference
One of the most common names in England. Recorded as Webb, Webbe, Webster, Webber, Weaver. The name is Anglo-Saxon, meaning 'the weaver'. First recorded in Wiltshire, but has expanded into Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, and all over England. The Webbs are also numerous in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most Webb families in the United States live in Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, and Ohio.
- dinn315The Webb surname means 'weaver' in Anglo-Saxon.
- dinn315Webb Demographics
Webb Religious Adherence
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Webb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Webb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Webb occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Wébb. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Webb? popularity and diffusion
Webb is the 1,586th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,310 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Webb are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 145,715th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 2,556 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 211,957 people, or 1 in 1,710. In The United States Webb is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 150 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Webb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Webb has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 586 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 317 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 16 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Webb Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States Webb are 13.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Webb earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.6% less than the national average, earning €7,026 per year; in Norway they earn 49.57% more than the national average, earning 517,622 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,978 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.43% more than the national average, earning R 350,340 per year; in United States they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning $41,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $51,438 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wébb | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weebb | 89 | 20 | / |
| Webhb | 89 | 7 | / |
| Webbz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wiebb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Webbd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waebb | 89 | 0 | / |
| Weibb | 89 | 0 | / |
| Whebb | 89 | 0 | / |
| D'Webb | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bebb | 75 | 2,383 | / |
| Wobb | 75 | 66 | / |
| Wöbb | 75 | 45 | / |
| Vebb | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wabb | 75 | 7 | / |
| Webv | 75 | 6 | / |
| Uebb | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wibb | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wybb | 75 | 0 | / |
| Webbová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wibbs | 67 | 123 | / |
| Whabb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wahbb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uehbb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whibbs | 60 | 151 | / |
| Hbeebbh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bibb | 50 | 6,361 | / |
| Wevv | 50 | 7 | / |
| Vabb | 50 | 5 | / |
| Vebv | 50 | 2 | / |
| Wjvb | 50 | 2 | / |
| Bibv | 50 | 2 | / |
| Bjvb | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vibb | 50 | 1 | / |
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