Webb Surname

1,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

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.

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Webb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211,9571:1,710137
England65,8381:84679
Australia27,7541:97385
Canada12,5301:2,941367
South Africa5,1931:10,4331,296
Wales3,5581:87080
New Zealand3,0141:1,502181
Jamaica2,2211:1,292225
Scotland1,2931:4,141716
Ireland8641:5,450860
Northern Ireland7641:2,415495
France5861:113,34916,989
Thailand4311:163,89426,233
Trinidad and Tobago4041:3,376569
Spain3941:118,6609,290
Costa Rica3551:13,465583
Nicaragua3121:19,298962
Philippines2981:339,72646,228
Germany2231:361,01134,636
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Cayman Islands1921:33354
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
Netherlands1761:95,95015,676
Zimbabwe1681:91,89413,153
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Aruba1521:68188
Argentina1361:314,29024,990
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1311:860185
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
Israel1141:75,0679,160
Sweden1061:92,8946,768
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
Japan921:1,389,61223,539
Isle of Man871:986154
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Mexico701:1,773,23217,696
Panama691:56,6992,645
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Bahamas661:5,936559
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Belgium651:176,87123,883
Jersey631:1,575229
Barbados611:4,712567
Norway551:93,49612,846
Bermuda481:1,360215
Guyana481:15,8802,122
Cyprus471:18,8272,132
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Guernsey441:1,465311
Peru421:756,76516,930
Denmark411:137,67612,271
China401:34,183,0391,815
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
United States Virgin Islands341:3,246545
Andorra331:2,541482
Malta301:14,342837
India291:26,450,530346,896
Chile281:629,16015,000
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Finland251:219,86818,073
Guam251:6,405908
Greece241:461,65859,466
Hong Kong241:305,6453,095
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Cook Islands191:957206
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Austria161:532,21549,801
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Malawi81:2,139,88924,009
Saint Kitts and Nevis81:6,900616
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Ghana71:3,860,09915,346
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Belize61:59,2462,743
Egypt61:15,322,62662,302
Falkland Islands61:522125
Qatar61:393,00055,922
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Laos21:3,294,1621,900
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Mongolia21:1,412,64416,950
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,0251:4,322748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England39,2231:62156
Wales1,1231:1,397100
Scotland2251:16,6371,793
Jersey331:1,572250
Guernsey141:2,333390
Isle of Man101:5,427530
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States36,1791:1,388141

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who wove cloth, either a male or a female.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Saxon webba, a weaver. H.R. Le Webbe.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Flemish, Webb; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

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The Webb surname means 'weaver' in Anglo-Saxon.

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Webb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Webb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Webb is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Wébb. Click here for other potential spellings of Webb.

How Common Is The Last Name Webb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,586th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,310 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Webb reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Webb is also the 145,715th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 2,556 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 211,957 people, or 1 in 1,710. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 7 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 150 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Webb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Webb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Webb last name 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 declined 16 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Webb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Webb last name is predominantly Anglican (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Webb surname are 13.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.29% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wébb921/
Weebb8920/
Webhb897/
Webbz891/
Wiebb891/
Webbd891/
Waebb890/
Weibb890/
Whebb890/
D'Webb803/
Bebb752,383/
Wobb7566/
Wöbb7545/
Vebb7518/
Wabb757/
Webv756/
Uebb756/
Wibb754/
Wybb750/
Webbová732/
Wibbs67123/
Whabb673/
Wahbb672/
Uehbb671/
Whibbs60151/
Hbeebbh551/
Bibb506,361/
Wevv507/
Vabb505/
Vebv502/
Wjvb502/
Bibv502/
Bjvb501/
Vibb501/

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