Weaver Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Weaver Name Meaning: Occupational for a 'weaver of fabric',from old English 'wefan'.

The name is of English origin.Some examples of this surname may mean from the river 'weaver',now(weaver hall)Cheshire.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Weaver Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Weaver family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,267
General Labourer 137
Agricultural Labourer 121
Coal Miner 105
Dress Maker 76
Labourer 74
Farmer 64
Domestic Servant 59
General Servant 57
General Servant Domestic 50
Laundress 48
Living On Own Means 40
Carpenter 40
Living On Her Own Means 35
General Domestic Servant 31
Chain Maker 31
Shoe Maker 28
Cook Domestic Servant 27
Farm Labourer 25
Gardener 24
House Keeper 24
Blacksmith 22
Clerk 21
Mason 19
Hawker 19

Weaver Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Weaver 100% 56,276
2 Wever 83% 275
3 Waver 83% 271
4 Wheaver 86% 206
5 Weever 83% 130

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The surname Weaver is the most popular version of all its varients

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