Webber Surname

7,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Webber Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Webster,' a webb, a webster, a weaver.

'Coryers, cordwayners, and cobelers, Gyraclers, forborers, and webbers.' - Cocke Lorelle's Bote.

The popular form webster ousted webber to a certain extent at an early date.

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Webber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,9211:10,0901,224
England13,5211:4,121555
Australia6,6461:4,062585
Canada5,3821:6,8461,007
South Africa2,4681:21,9522,783
Brazil2,2191:96,4733,629
New Zealand1,5871:2,853415
Wales1,5291:2,024204
Jamaica5331:5,385691
Thailand3511:201,24933,345
Nigeria2951:600,48428,761
Scotland2931:18,2722,185
France2791:238,07436,915
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Italy1171:522,70751,899
Mexico851:1,460,30815,990
Spain801:584,40027,603
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Guernsey591:1,092205
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Guyana411:18,5912,383
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Trinidad and Tobago361:37,8883,656
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Jersey301:3,307613
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Antigua and Barbuda261:3,814525
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Austria221:387,06540,442
Guam211:7,6251,143
Denmark181:313,59522,770
China171:80,430,6804,441
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Norway131:395,56035,657
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Estonia81:165,22626,217
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Panama81:489,0328,962
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Monaco71:5,295668
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Swaziland41:324,550996
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Angola31:8,996,40511,732
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cook Islands21:9,0901,387
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,4831:2,873409
Wales5571:2,816190
Guernsey391:837141
Jersey361:1,441227
Scotland341:110,0955,249
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4721:4,796598

Webber (784) may also be a first name.

Webber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Webster,' a webb, a webster, a weaver.

'Coryers, cordwayners, and cobelers, Gyraclers, forborers, and webbers.' - Cocke Lorelle's Bote.

The popular form webster ousted webber to a certain extent at an early date.

Robert le Webber. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Clarice le Webbere. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

1524. John Webber and Elizabeth Letyll: Marriage Lic. (London).

1577. Matthew Webber, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford.

1603. Buried — Freze Webber, a poor man: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1658. Buried — Thomas Webber: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) Weaver [Middle English webber(e, Old English webbere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) One who wove cloth.

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

From the German, Weber; a personal name.

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

Webber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Webber is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Webber? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,830th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 100,370 people. Webber occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Webber reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 292,947th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 784 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 35,921 people, or 1 in 10,090. In The United States Webber is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 116 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Webber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Webber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Webber surname increased 343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 862 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 84 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Webber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Webber last name is principally Anglican (81%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Webber surname are 7.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.66% being registered with the political party.

The amount Webber earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.8% less than the national average, earning 201,433 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.04% more than the national average, earning R 347,052 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $50,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuebber9239/
Webbere9216/
Woebber9215/
Weebber922/
Wiebber922/
Whebber921/
Weybber921/
Weibber921/
Webbear920/
Webberr920/
Bebber832,151/
Vebber83522/
Uebber83138/
Wobber8356/
Wöbber8354/
Wibber8324/
Wabber8315/
Webbjr834/
Webver832/
Webbir830/
Uebbert7734/
Vebbert772/
Bibber67313/
Vibber67176/
Böbber678/
Bebver671/
Bevber671/
Wevver671/
Vibbert621,136/
Bajbber621/
Weavver621/
Wibbirt620/
Vibberd620/

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Webber Reference & Research

Weber DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Weber FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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