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 | 70 |
Buckinghamshire | 51 |
Berkshire | 81 |
Cambridgeshire | 113 |
Channel Islands | 13 |
Cheshire | 534 |
Cornwall | 157 |
Cumberland | 65 |
Derbyshire | 1,213 |
Devon | 137 |
Dorset | 19 |
Durham | 493 |
Essex | 600 |
Gloucestershire | 142 |
Hampshire | 185 |
Herefordshire | 17 |
Hertfordshire | 150 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 71 |
Isle of Man | 11 |
Kent | 532 |
Lancashire | 4,668 |
Leicestershire | 754 |
Lincolnshire | 501 |
London | 2,179 |
Middlesex | 386 |
Northumberland | 287 |
Norfolk | 763 |
Northamptonshire | 332 |
Nottinghamshire | 1,326 |
Oxfordshire | 54 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 71 |
Shropshire | 92 |
Suffolk | 116 |
Somerset | 83 |
Surrey | 320 |
Sussex | 164 |
Staffordshire | 1,020 |
Warwickshire | 515 |
Westmorland | 53 |
Wiltshire | 28 |
Worcestershire | 281 |
Yorkshire | 7,017 |
Anglesey | 1 |
Brecknockshire | 6 |
Cardiganshire | 3 |
Carnarvonshire | 15 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 13 |
Flintshire | 6 |
Glamorgan | 90 |
Merionethshire | 4 |
Montgomeryshire | 46 |
Monmouthshire | 131 |
Pembrokeshire | 6 |
Radnorshire | 2 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Living On Own Means | 319 |
General Labourer | 207 |
Cotton Weaver | 186 |
General Servant Domestic | 162 |
Dress Maker | 161 |
Farmer | 155 |
Scholar | 149 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 144 |
Domestic Servant | 99 |
Cook Domestic | 82 |
Tailoress | 79 |
Charwoman | 63 |
Coal Miner C Hewer | 63 |
Housemaid Domestic | 62 |
Carpenter | 60 |
Butcher | 57 |
Coal Miner | 56 |
Laundress Wash | 55 |
House Maid Domestic | 53 |
Agricultural Labourer | 53 |
Dressmaker | 52 |
Tailor | 52 |
Stone Mason | 50 |
Coal Hewer | 47 |
Woollen Weaver | 46 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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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 |