Webster
English occupational name
"weaver"Webster Origin and Meaning
The name Webster is 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 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.
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Famous People Named Webster
- Webster Gradney Jr. aka WebbieAmerican rapper
- Webster English YoungAmerican jazz trumpeter
- Webster AndersonU.S. Medal of Honor recipient
- Webster PaulsonEnglish civil engineer
- Webster Melvin SlaughterAmerican NFL football player
- Webster Lee "Webb" HubbellAmerican lawyer and aide to President Bill Clinton
- Webster Griffin TarpleyAmerican author and historian
- William Webster "Webb" FranklinU.S. Congressman from Mississippi
- Webster Lee "Webb" HubbellAmerican lawyer and aide to President Bill Clinton
- Webster Clay "Webb" BallAmerican founder of the Ball watch company
- Noah Websterproduced the first American dictionary in 1828
- Daniel WebsterAmerican statesman
- Arthur Gordon Websterfounder of the American Physical Society
Webster in Pop Culture
- Webster Longmain character on TV's "Webster"
- Webster Bootcharacter in J.K. Rowling's "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry"