Webster is an occupational surname of Norman French origin meaning weaver.[1] The name Webster may refer to:
People
- 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
- 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
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211592-8.