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'''Webster''' is an [[occupational surname]] of [[Norman French]] origin meaning ''[[Weaving|weaver]]''.<ref name=HH>{{cite book| title=A Dictionary of Surnames| url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofsurn00patr| url-access=registration| |
'''Webster''' is an [[occupational surname]] of [[Norman French]] origin meaning ''[[Weaving|weaver]]''.<ref name=HH>{{cite book| title=A Dictionary of Surnames| url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofsurn00patr| url-access=registration| author-link1=Patrick Hanks| first1=Patrick| last1=Hanks| first2=Flavia| last2=Hodges| publisher=Oxford University Press| year=1988| isbn=978-0-19-211592-8}}</ref> The name Webster may refer to: |
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*[[Aaron Webster]] (1959–2001), Canadian murder victim |
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*[[Andrew Webster (disambiguation)|Andrew Webster]], several people |
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*[[Adam Webster (footballer, born 1995)]] (born 1995), English footballer |
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*[[Alasdair Webster]] (born 1934), an Australian politician |
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*[[Alexander Webster]] (1708–1784), a Scottish writer and clergyman |
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*[[Alexander Webster (New York politician)]] (1734–1810), a New York politician |
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*[[Andy Webster (footballer, born 1982)]], a Scottish football player |
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*[[Arthur Gordon Webster]], American physicist, founder of the American Physical Society |
*[[Arthur Gordon Webster]], American physicist, founder of the American Physical Society |
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*[[Augusta Webster]] (1837–1894), English poet, dramatist, essayist, and translator |
*[[Augusta Webster]] (1837–1894), English poet, dramatist, essayist, and translator |
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*[[Barbara D. Webster]], American botanist |
*[[Barbara D. Webster]], American botanist |
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*[[Ben Webster]], American jazz musician |
*[[Ben Webster]], American jazz musician |
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*[[Ben Webster (actor)|Ben Webster]] (1864-1947), English actor |
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*[[Benjamin Nottingham Webster]] (1797-1882), English actor |
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*[[Bethuel M. Webster]] (1900–1989), American lawyer and founder of [[Webster & Sheffield]] |
*[[Bethuel M. Webster]] (1900–1989), American lawyer and founder of [[Webster & Sheffield]] |
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*[[Beveridge Webster]] (1908–1999), American pianist |
*[[Beveridge Webster]] (1908–1999), American pianist |
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*[[Brent Webster]], American lawyer |
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*[[Bruce Webster]], American IT expert and software engineer |
*[[Bruce Webster]], American IT expert and software engineer |
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*[[Bruce Webster (politician)]] ( |
*[[Bruce Webster (politician)]] (1927–2019) |
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*[[Byron Webster]], English professional footballer |
*[[Byron Webster]], English professional footballer |
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*[[Charles Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[Charles Webster (disambiguation)|Charles Webster]], several people |
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*[[Cooper Webster]], Australian racing driver |
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*[[Corey Webster]], professional American football player |
*[[Corey Webster]], professional American football player |
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*[[Daniel Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[Daniel Webster (disambiguation)|Daniel Webster]], several people |
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*[[David Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[David Webster (disambiguation)|David Webster]], several people |
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*[[Dick Webster]] (1914–2009), British Army officer and Olympic pole vaulter |
*[[Dick Webster]] (1914–2009), British Army officer and Olympic pole vaulter |
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*[[Donovan Webster]], American journalist |
*[[Donovan Webster]], American journalist |
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*[[Edwin Hanson Webster]] (1829–1893), American politician |
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*[[Elnardo Webster (American football)|Elnardo Webster]] (born 1969), American football player |
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*[[Faye Webster]] (born 1997), American singer |
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*[[Frances Webster (netball)]], New Zealand netball player |
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*[[Francis Webster]] (1767–1827), English architect |
*[[Francis Webster]] (1767–1827), English architect |
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*[[Frank Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[Frank Webster (disambiguation)|Frank Webster]], several people |
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*[[Gary Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[Gary Webster (disambiguation)|Gary Webster]], several people |
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*[[Geoff Webster]] (born 1959), British journalist, and deputy editor of ''The Sun'' |
*[[Geoff Webster]] (born 1959), British journalist, and deputy editor of ''The Sun'' |
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*[[George Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[George Webster (disambiguation)|George Webster]], several people |
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*[[Graham Webster (archaeologist)]], British archaeologist |
*[[Graham Webster (archaeologist)]], British archaeologist |
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*[[Graham Webster (footballer)]], Scottish football player |
*[[Graham Webster (footballer)]], Scottish football player |
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*[[Guy Webster (musician) |
*[[Guy Webster (musician)]], an Australian singer-songwriter |
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*[[Guy Webster (photographer)]] (1939–2019), American photographer |
*[[Guy Webster (photographer)]] (1939–2019), American photographer |
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*[[H. T. Webster]] (Harold Tucker Webster, 1885–1952), American cartoonist |
*[[H. T. Webster]] (Harold Tucker Webster, 1885–1952), American cartoonist |
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*[[Harry Webster]] (Henry George Webster), British automotive engineer |
*[[Harry Webster]] (Henry George Webster), British automotive engineer |
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*[[Henry Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[Henry Webster (disambiguation)|Henry Webster]], several people |
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*[[Hutton Webster]] (1875-1955), American anthropologist, economist and sociologist |
*[[Hutton Webster]] (1875-1955), American anthropologist, economist and sociologist |
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*[[J. Webster (Yorkshire cricketer)]], English cricketer |
*[[J. Webster (Yorkshire cricketer)]], English cricketer |
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*[[Jack Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[Jack Webster (disambiguation)|Jack Webster]], several people |
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*Jacques Berman Webster II (born 1992), better known by his stage name [[Travis Scott]], American recording artist, music producer, and musician |
*Jacques Berman Webster II (born 1992), better known by his stage name [[Travis Scott]], American recording artist, music producer, and musician |
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*[[James Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[James Webster (disambiguation)|James Webster]], several people |
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*[[Jean Webster]], American writer |
*[[Jean Webster]] (1876–1916), an American writer |
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*[[Jean Webster (cook)]] (1935–2011), an American soup kitchen operator |
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*[[Jeff Webster ( |
*[[Jeff Webster]] (born 1971), an American basketball player |
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*[[Jeff Webster (checkers player)]], an American checkers player |
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*[[Jerome Pierce Webster]] (1888–1974), American plastic surgeon, professor of clinical surgery, and historian of medicine |
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*[[J.J. Webster]], an American politician |
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*[[John Dodsley Webster]], English architect based in Sheffield. |
*[[John Dodsley Webster]], English architect based in Sheffield. |
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*[[John Ray Webster]], American checkers player and military officer |
*[[John Ray Webster]], American checkers player and military officer |
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*[[Jonah Moorehouse Webster]], Canadian politician |
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*[[Ken Webster (disambiguation)]], multiple people |
*[[Ken Webster (disambiguation)|Ken Webster]], multiple people |
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*[[Kenneth Athol Webster]] (1906–1967), New Zealand ethnographic dealer and collector |
*[[Kenneth Athol Webster]] (1906–1967), New Zealand ethnographic dealer and collector |
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*[[Kenneth G. T. Webster]] (1871–1942), Canadian-born American literary scholar |
*[[Kenneth G. T. Webster]] (1871–1942), Canadian-born American literary scholar |
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*[[Kieren Webster]] (born 1986), bassist and occasional vocalist with Scottish band The View |
*[[Kieren Webster]] (born 1986), bassist and occasional vocalist with Scottish band The View |
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* [[Leslie Webster (art historian)]] |
* [[Leslie Webster (art historian)]] (born 1943), a British Anglo-Saxon specialist at the British Museum |
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* [[Leslie Webster (Australian politician)]] |
* [[Leslie Webster (Australian politician)]] (1891–1975), a politician with the Country Party in Victoria |
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*[[Mark Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[Mark Webster (disambiguation)|Mark Webster]], several people |
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*[[Malcolm Webster (murderer)]], Englishman |
*[[Malcolm Webster (murderer)]], Englishman |
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*[[Martell Webster]], American professional basketball player |
*[[Martell Webster]], American professional basketball player |
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*[[Mary Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[Mary Webster (disambiguation)|Mary Webster]], several people |
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*[[Mike Webster]], National Football League player |
*[[Mike Webster]], National Football League player |
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*[[Milton P. Webster]] (1887-1965), American trade union functionary |
*[[Milton P. Webster]] (1887-1965), American trade union functionary |
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*[[Mitch Webster]], Major League Baseball player |
*[[Mitch Webster]], Major League Baseball player |
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*[[Neil Leslie Webster]] (1906–1990), a British Army officer who worked in intelligence in World War II and radio |
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*[[Nate Webster]], American professional football player |
*[[Nate Webster]], American professional football player |
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*[[Nesta Helen Webster]] (1876–1960), English author |
*[[Nesta Helen Webster]] (1876–1960), an English author and far-right conspiracy theorist who promoted antisemitic canards |
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*[[Nicholas Webster]], 20th-century American film and television director |
*[[Nicholas Webster]] (1912–2006), a 20th-century American film and television director |
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*[[Nicole Webster]] (born 1973), an Australian marine scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science |
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*[[Nikki Webster]] (born 1987), an Australian singer known for "Strawberry Kisses" |
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*[[Noah Webster]] (1758–1843), American lexicographer, creator of Webster's Dictionary |
*[[Noah Webster]] (1758–1843), American lexicographer, creator of Webster's Dictionary |
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*[[Noel Webster]] (born 1932), an Australian rules footballer (VFL) who played with Hawthorn |
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*[[Norman Webster]] CM (1941 – 2021), a Canadian journalist and editor-in-chief of ''The Globe and Mail'' and ''The Gazette'' |
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*[[Nsimba Webster]] (born 1996), American football player |
*[[Nsimba Webster]] (born 1996), American football player |
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*[[Paul Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[Paul Webster (disambiguation)|Paul Webster]], several people |
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*[[Pearl Webster]] (1889-1918), Negro league baseball player |
*[[Pearl Webster]] (1889-1918), Negro league baseball player |
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*[[Philip Webster]], British journalist |
*[[Philip Webster]], British journalist |
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*[[Ray Webster (first baseman)]], American Major League Baseball player |
*[[Ray Webster (first baseman)]] (born 1942), an American Major League Baseball player |
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*[[Ray Webster (second baseman)]], American Major League Baseball player |
*[[Ray Webster (second baseman)]] (1937-2020), an American Major League Baseball player |
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*[[Renée Webster]], Australian filmmaker |
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*[[Richard Webster (rugby)]], Welsh international rugby league and union player |
*[[Richard Webster (rugby)]], Welsh international rugby league and union player |
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*[[Robert Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[Robert Webster (disambiguation)|Robert Webster]], several people |
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*[[Roger Webster]], English professional cornet player |
*[[Roger Webster]], English professional cornet player |
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*[[Ron Webster]], English football player |
*[[Ron Webster]], English football player |
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*[[Simon Webster (footballer)]], English professional footballer |
*[[Simon Webster (footballer)]], English professional footballer |
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*[[Simon Webster (rugby union)]], Scottish International Rugby Union player |
*[[Simon Webster (rugby union)]], Scottish International Rugby Union player |
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*[[Terry Webster]] (1930–2016), English footballer |
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*[[Thomas Webster ( |
*[[Thomas Webster (painter)]], an English painter |
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*[[Thomas Webster (geologist)]], a Scottish geologist |
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*[[Victor Webster]], Canadian actor |
*[[Victor Webster]], Canadian actor |
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*[[Wally Webster]] (1895–1980), English footballer |
*[[Wally Webster]] (1895–1980), English footballer |
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*[[Wendy Turner Webster]], English presenter |
*[[Wendy Turner Webster]], English presenter |
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*[[W. D. Webster]] (William Downing Webster, 1868–1913), British ethnographic dealer and collector |
*[[W. D. Webster]] (William Downing Webster, 1868–1913), British ethnographic dealer and collector |
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*[[William Webster (disambiguation)]], several people |
*[[William Webster (disambiguation)|William Webster]], several people |
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==Fictional characters== |
==Fictional characters== |
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===''Beauty and the Beast''=== |
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* [[Nina Webster]], a fictional character in ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera |
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===''Coronation Street''=== |
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The Webster family have featured on the British soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'' since 1984. Characters of that family have been listed below: |
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* The Webster family, a group of characters featured in the British soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'': |
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**[[Alison Webster (Coronation Street)]] |
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**[[Bill Webster]] |
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*[[Jack Webster (Coronation Street)]] |
**[[Debbie Webster]] |
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**[[Jack Webster (Coronation Street)]] |
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*[[Jake Webster (Coronation Street)]] |
**[[Jake Webster (Coronation Street)]] |
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*[[Kevin Webster]] |
**[[Kevin Webster]] |
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*[[Maureen Webster]] |
**[[Maureen Webster]] |
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*[[Rosie Webster]] |
**[[Rosie Webster]] |
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*[[Sally Webster]] |
**[[Sally Webster]] |
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*[[Sophie Webster]] |
**[[Sophie Webster]] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Webber (disambiguation)]] |
* [[Webber (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Weber (disambiguation)]] |
* [[Weber (disambiguation)]] |
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{{Weaver-surname}} |
{{Weaver-surname}} |
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[[Category:English-language surnames]] |
[[Category:English-language surnames]] |
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[[Category:Occupational surnames]] |
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[[Category:English-language occupational surnames]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 6 October 2024
Webster is an occupational surname of Norman French origin meaning weaver.[1] The name Webster may refer to:
People
[edit]- Aaron Webster (1959–2001), Canadian murder victim
- Aaron Webster (born 1980), English professional footballer
- Andrew Webster, several people
- Adam Webster (footballer, born 1995) (born 1995), English footballer
- Alasdair Webster (born 1934), an Australian politician
- Alex Webster, the bass player in the band Cannibal Corpse
- Alexander Webster (1708–1784), a Scottish writer and clergyman
- Alexander Webster (New York politician) (1734–1810), a New York politician
- Andy Webster (footballer, born 1982), a Scottish football player
- Arthur Gordon Webster, American physicist, founder of the American Physical Society
- Augusta Webster (1837–1894), English poet, dramatist, essayist, and translator
- Barbara D. Webster, American botanist
- Ben Webster, American jazz musician
- Ben Webster (1864-1947), English actor
- Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797-1882), English actor
- Bethuel M. Webster (1900–1989), American lawyer and founder of Webster & Sheffield
- Beveridge Webster (1908–1999), American pianist
- Brent Webster, American lawyer
- Bruce Webster, American IT expert and software engineer
- Bruce Webster (politician) (1927–2019)
- Byron Webster, English professional footballer
- Charles Webster, several people
- Cooper Webster, Australian racing driver
- Corey Webster, professional American football player
- Daniel Webster, several people
- David Webster, several people
- Dick Webster (1914–2009), British Army officer and Olympic pole vaulter
- Donovan Webster, American journalist
- Edwin Hanson Webster (1829–1893), American politician
- Elnardo Webster (born 1969), American football player
- Faye Webster (born 1997), American singer
- Frances Webster (netball), New Zealand netball player
- Francis Webster (1767–1827), English architect
- Frank Webster, several people
- Gary Webster, several people
- Geoff Webster (born 1959), British journalist, and deputy editor of The Sun
- George Webster, several people
- Graham Webster (archaeologist), British archaeologist
- Graham Webster (footballer), Scottish football player
- Guy Webster (musician), an Australian singer-songwriter
- Guy Webster (photographer) (1939–2019), American photographer
- H. T. Webster (Harold Tucker Webster, 1885–1952), American cartoonist
- Harry Webster (Henry George Webster), British automotive engineer
- Henry Webster, several people
- Hutton Webster (1875-1955), American anthropologist, economist and sociologist
- J. Webster (Yorkshire cricketer), English cricketer
- Jack Webster, several people
- Jacques Berman Webster II (born 1992), better known by his stage name Travis Scott, American recording artist, music producer, and musician
- James Webster, several people
- Jean Webster (1876–1916), an American writer
- Jean Webster (cook) (1935–2011), an American soup kitchen operator
- Jeff Webster (born 1971), an American basketball player
- Jeff Webster (checkers player), an American checkers player
- Jerome Pierce Webster (1888–1974), American plastic surgeon, professor of clinical surgery, and historian of medicine
- J.J. Webster, an American politician
- John Webster, several people
- John Dodsley Webster, English architect based in Sheffield.
- John Ray Webster, American checkers player and military officer
- Jonah Moorehouse Webster, Canadian politician
- Ken Webster, multiple people
- Kenneth Athol Webster (1906–1967), New Zealand ethnographic dealer and collector
- Kenneth G. T. Webster (1871–1942), Canadian-born American literary scholar
- Kieren Webster (born 1986), bassist and occasional vocalist with Scottish band The View
- Leslie Webster (art historian) (born 1943), a British Anglo-Saxon specialist at the British Museum
- Leslie Webster (Australian politician) (1891–1975), a politician with the Country Party in Victoria
- Mark Webster, several people
- Malcolm Webster (murderer), Englishman
- Martell Webster, American professional basketball player
- Mary Webster, several people
- Mike Webster, National Football League player
- Milton P. Webster (1887-1965), American trade union functionary
- Mitch Webster, Major League Baseball player
- Neil Leslie Webster (1906–1990), a British Army officer who worked in intelligence in World War II and radio
- Nate Webster, American professional football player
- Nesta Helen Webster (1876–1960), an English author and far-right conspiracy theorist who promoted antisemitic canards
- Nicholas Webster (1912–2006), a 20th-century American film and television director
- Nicole Webster (born 1973), an Australian marine scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science
- Nikki Webster (born 1987), an Australian singer known for "Strawberry Kisses"
- Noah Webster (1758–1843), American lexicographer, creator of Webster's Dictionary
- Noel Webster (born 1932), an Australian rules footballer (VFL) who played with Hawthorn
- Norman Webster CM (1941 – 2021), a Canadian journalist and editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail and The Gazette
- Nsimba Webster (born 1996), American football player
- Paul Webster, several people
- Pearl Webster (1889-1918), Negro league baseball player
- Philip Webster, British journalist
- Ray Webster (first baseman) (born 1942), an American Major League Baseball player
- Ray Webster (second baseman) (1937-2020), an American Major League Baseball player
- Renée Webster, Australian filmmaker
- Richard Webster (rugby), Welsh international rugby league and union player
- Robert Webster, several people
- Roger Webster, English professional cornet player
- Ron Webster, English football player
- Simon Webster (footballer), English professional footballer
- Simon Webster (rugby union), Scottish International Rugby Union player
- Terry Webster (1930–2016), English footballer
- Thomas Webster (painter), an English painter
- Thomas Webster (geologist), a Scottish geologist
- Victor Webster, Canadian actor
- Wally Webster (1895–1980), English footballer
- Walter Ernest Webster, (1877-1959), British painter
- Wendy Turner Webster, English presenter
- W. D. Webster (William Downing Webster, 1868–1913), British ethnographic dealer and collector
- William Webster, several people
Fictional characters
[edit]- Nina Webster, a fictional character in The Young and the Restless, an American soap opera
- Webster, a dictionary from Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
- The Webster family, a group of characters featured in the British soap opera Coronation Street:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211592-8.