Webster Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'webba' meaning 'weaver'.
An occupational surname of Scottish origin which would usually refer to anyone who was a weaver or was aossociated with weaving and is more prominant in the midlands.
Discover how your Webster ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 87 |
| Buckinghamshire | 47 |
| Berkshire | 74 |
| Cambridgeshire | 105 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 279 |
| Cornwall | 191 |
| Cumberland | 28 |
| Derbyshire | 884 |
| Devon | 102 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 313 |
| Essex | 146 |
| Gloucestershire | 94 |
| Hampshire | 93 |
| Herefordshire | 34 |
| Hertfordshire | 137 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 104 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 307 |
| Lancashire | 3,102 |
| Leicestershire | 604 |
| Lincolnshire | 414 |
| London | 1,878 |
| Middlesex | 94 |
| Northumberland | 118 |
| Norfolk | 641 |
| Northamptonshire | 243 |
| Nottinghamshire | 749 |
| Oxfordshire | 54 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 104 |
| Shropshire | 93 |
| Suffolk | 137 |
| Somerset | 69 |
| Surrey | 122 |
| Sussex | 31 |
| Staffordshire | 608 |
| Warwickshire | 349 |
| Westmorland | 49 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 145 |
| Yorkshire | 5,050 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 8 |
| Carnarvonshire | 15 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 10 |
| Glamorgan | 57 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 66 |
| Monmouthshire | 28 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3,065 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 280 |
| Coal Miner | 243 |
| Labourer | 241 |
| Domestic Servant | 181 |
| House Keeper | 131 |
| Dress Maker | 117 |
| General Servant | 109 |
| Cotton Weaver | 96 |
| Annuitant | 84 |
| Servant | 82 |
| Laundress | 77 |
| Tailor | 71 |
| Joiner | 62 |
| Blacksmith | 61 |
| Farm Servant | 59 |
| Worsted Weaver | 59 |
| Woollen Weaver | 56 |
| Butcher | 53 |
| Farmer | 52 |
| Miner | 50 |
| Gardener | 48 |
| Carpenter | 47 |
| Shoe Maker | 46 |
| Farm Labourer | 45 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Webster | 10,661 |
| William Webster | 9,970 |
| John Webster | 9,573 |
| Elizabeth Webster | 6,585 |
| Thomas Webster | 5,673 |
| Sarah Webster | 5,565 |
| George Webster | 5,521 |
| James Webster | 4,584 |
| Ann Webster | 3,776 |
| Joseph Webster | 3,348 |
| Jane Webster | 2,865 |
| Henry Webster | 2,706 |
| Charles Webster | 2,426 |
| Robert Webster | 2,364 |
| Annie Webster | 2,301 |
| Alice Webster | 2,223 |
| Hannah Webster | 2,177 |
| Eliza Webster | 2,174 |
| Ellen Webster | 2,111 |
| Emma Webster | 1,953 |
| Margaret Webster | 1,860 |
| Samuel Webster | 1,833 |
| Richard Webster | 1,559 |
| Arthur Webster | 1,531 |
| Edward Webster | 1,472 |