Webster

English occupational name

"weaver"

Webster Origin and Meaning

The name Webster is a boy's name of English origin meaning "weaver".

Webster is one of several W-starting surname names back on the drawing board, now that it has recovered from its childlike eighties sitcom identity.

Webster was used in respectable numbers in the past--it reached a high of Number 388 in 1890--but like several other surnames starting with W, fell off the list completely in the 1940s. With its engaging nickname Webb, we can see it making a comeback.

Webster Young was a jazz trumpeter who played with most of the greats, but more prominent bearers wore Webster as a surname--in particular statesman Daniel and lexicographer Noah.

Fun feminist fact: Webster was originally an occupational name for a female weaver, though it's used exclusively for boys now.

Webster Rank in US Top 1000

# 931 in the US

Popularity of the name Webster

• 1648 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Webster

• Webster Gradney Jr. aka Webbie American rapper
• Webster English Young American jazz trumpeter
• Webster Anderson U.S. Medal of Honor recipient
• Webster Paulson English civil engineer
• Webster Melvin Slaughter American NFL football player
• Webster Lee "Webb" Hubbell American lawyer and aide to President Bill Clinton
• Webster Griffin Tarpley American author and historian
• William Webster "Webb" Franklin U.S. Congressman from Mississippi
• Webster Lee "Webb" Hubbell American lawyer and aide to President Bill Clinton
• Webster Clay "Webb" Ball American founder of the Ball watch company
• Noah Webster produced the first American dictionary in 1828
• Daniel Webster American statesman
• Arthur Gordon Webster founder of the American Physical Society

The name Webster in Pop Culture

• Webster Long main character on TV's "Webster"
• Webster Boot character in J.K. Rowling's "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry"