Webster (surname)
Appearance
Webster is an occupational surname of Norman French origin meaning weaver.[1] The name Webster may refer to:
- Adam Webster (born 1995), footballer
- Alasdair Webster (born 1934), Australian politician
- Alex Webster, bass player in Cannibal Corpse
- Alexander Webster (1708–1784), Scottish writer and clergyman
- Alexander Webster (New York politician) (1734–1810), New York politician
- Andy Webster, 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
- Bethuel M. Webster (1900–1989), American lawyer and founder of Webster & Sheffield
- Beveridge Webster (1908–1999), American pianist
- Bruce Webster, American IT expert and software engineer
- Bruce Webster (politician) (born 1927)
- Byron Webster, English professional footballer
- Charles Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Corey Webster, professional American football player
- Daniel Webster (disambiguation), several people
- David Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Dick Webster (1914–2009), British Army officer and Olympic pole vaulter
- Donovan Webster, American journalist
- Elnardo Webster (born 1969), American football player
- Faye Webster, American folk singer
- Francis Webster (1767–1827), English architect
- Frank Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Gary Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Geoff Webster (born 1959), British journalist, and deputy editor of The Sun
- George Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Graham Webster (archaeologist), British archaeologist
- Graham Webster (footballer), Scottish football player
- Guy Webster, 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 (disambiguation), several people
- Hutton Webster (1875-1955), American anthropologist, economist and sociologist
- J. Webster (Yorkshire cricketer), English cricketer
- Jack Webster (disambiguation), 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 (disambiguation), several people
- Jean Webster, American writer
- Jeff Webster (born 1971), American basketball player
- Jeff Webster (checkers player), American checkers player
- J.J. Webster, American politician
- John Webster (disambiguation), several people
- John Dodsley Webster, English architect based in Sheffield.
- John Ray Webster, American checkers player and military officer
- Ken Webster (disambiguation), 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), British and female, born 1943, Anglo-Saxon specialist at the British Museum
- Leslie Webster (Australian politician), male, 1891–1975, Country Party in Victoria
- Mark Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Malcolm Webster (murderer), Englishman
- Martell Webster, American professional basketball player
- Mary Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Mike Webster, National Football League player
- Milton P. Webster (1887-1965), American trade union functionary
- Mitch Webster, Major League Baseball player
- Nate Webster, American professional football player
- Nesta Helen Webster (1876–1960), English author
- Nicholas Webster, 20th-century American film and television director
- Noah Webster (1758–1843), American lexicographer, creator of Webster's Dictionary
- Nsimba Webster (born 1996), American football player
- Paul Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Pearl Webster (1889-1918), Negro league baseball player
- Philip Webster, British journalist
- Ray Webster (first baseman), American Major League Baseball player
- Ray Webster (second baseman), American Major League Baseball player
- Richard Webster (rugby), Welsh international rugby league and union player
- Robert Webster (disambiguation), 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
- Thomas Webster (painter), English painter
- 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 (disambiguation), several people
Fictional characters
Beauty and the Beast
- Webster, a dictionary from Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
Coronation Street
The Webster family have featured on the British soap opera Coronation Street since 1984. Characters of that family have been listed below:
- Alison Webster (Coronation Street)
- Bill Webster
- Debbie Webster
- Jack Webster (Coronation Street)
- Jake Webster (Coronation Street)
- Kevin Webster
- Maureen Webster
- Rosie Webster
- Sally Webster
- Sophie Webster
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press.