Webster (surname)

Webster is an occupational surname of English origin meaning weaver . ^[1] The name Webster may refer to:

People

• Aaron Webster (1959–2001), Canadian murder victim
• Aaron Webster (born 1980), English footballer
• Andrew Webster, several people
• Adam Webster (footballer, born 1995) (born 1995), English footballer
• Alasdair Webster (born 1934), an Australian politician
• Alex Webster, bass player in the band Cannibal Corpse
• Alexander Webster (1708–1784), Scottish writer and clergyman
• Alexander Webster (New York politician) (1734–1810), New York politician
• Andy Webster (footballer, born 1982), 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
• Barry Webster (1935–2023), English footballer
• Barry Webster (writer) (born 1961), Canadian writer
• 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, 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 footballer
• Charles Webster, several people
• Cheyenne Webster (born 1998), American gymnast
• Cooper Webster, Australian racing driver
• Corey Webster, American football player
• Dale Webster (1948–2025), American surfer
• Daniel Webster, several people
• David Webster, several people
• Dick Webster (1914–2009), British Army officer and 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, deputy editor of The Sun
• George Webster, several people
• Gloria Cranmer Webster (1931–2023), Canadian activist and writer
• 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 (1885–1952), American cartoonist
• Harry 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 Bermon Webster II (born 1992), better known as Travis Scott, American recording artist, music producer, and musician
• James Webster, several people
• Jean Webster (1876–1916), American writer
• Jean Webster (cook) (1935–2011), American soup kitchen operator
• Jeff Webster (born 1971), American basketball player
• Jeff Webster (checkers player), American checkers player
• Jerome Pierce Webster (1888–1974), American plastic surgeon, professor, and historian of medicine
• J.J. Webster, 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 with Scottish band The View
• Leslie Webster (art historian) (born 1943), British Anglo-Saxon specialist at the British Museum
• Leslie Webster (Australian politician) (1891–1975), politician with the Country Party in Victoria
• Makenna Webster (born 2002), American ice hockey player
• Malcolm Webster (murderer), Englishman
• Mark Webster, several people
• Martell Webster, American basketball player
• Mary Webster, several people
• Mike Webster, American football player
• Milton P. Webster (1887–1965), American trade union functionary
• Mitch Webster, baseball player
• Neil Leslie Webster (1906–1990), British Army officer who worked in intelligence in World War II and radio
• Nate Webster, American football player
• Nesta Helen Webster (1876–1960), English author and far-right conspiracy theorist who promoted antisemitic canards
• Nicholas Webster (1912–2006), American film and television director
• Nicole Webster (born 1973), Australian marine scientist
• Nikki Webster (born 1987), Australian singer
• Noah Webster (1758–1843), American lexicographer, creator of Webster's Dictionary
• Noel Webster (1931–1992), Australian footballer
• Norman Webster (1941–2021), 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), American baseball player
• Philip Webster, British journalist
• Ray Webster (first baseman) (born 1942), American baseball player
• Ray Webster (second baseman) (1937–2020), American baseball player
• Renée Webster, Australian filmmaker
• Richard Webster (rugby), Welsh rugby player
• Robert Webster, several people
• Roger Webster, English cornet player
• Ron Webster, English football player
• Simon Webster (footballer), English footballer
• Simon Webster (rugby union), Scottish rugby player
• Terry Webster (1930–2016), English footballer
• Thomas Webster (painter), English painter
• Thomas Webster (geologist), Scottish geologist
• Victor Webster, Canadian actor
• Wally Webster (1895–1980), English footballer
• Walter Ernest Webster (1877–1959), British painter and illustrator
• Wendy Turner Webster, English presenter
• W. D. Webster (1868–1913), British ethnographic dealer and collector
• William Webster, several people

Fictional characters

• 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 :
  • 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

See also

• Webster (disambiguation)
• Webber (disambiguation)
• Weber (disambiguation)

References

1. Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames . Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-211592-8.