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Webber (surname)

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Webber (/ˈwɛbər/) is an English occupational surname meaning weaver.

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Etymology

Webber is an occupational surname referring to, "a maker of cloth". The ending "er" generally denotes some employment, examples include Miller and Salter. The ending "er" is the masculine form whilst "ster", as in Webster, is the feminine form.

Variants of the name include Weaver, Webbe, Webster and Weber, the German form of the name.

Notable people with the surname Webber

  • A.R.F. Webber, Trinidadian writer
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber, British composer
  • Chris Webber, American basketball player
  • Charles Wilkins Webber (1819–1856), American journalist and explorer
  • Danny Webber, English footballer
  • Darren Webber (born 1981), Australian politician
  • Diane Webber, American model and actress
  • Elizabeth Webber, fictional character in TV series General Hospital
  • George W. Webber (1825–1900), U.S. Representative
  • Gordon Webber (1912–1986), American writer
  • Herbert John Webber (1865–1946), American plant physiologist
  • John Webber (1752–1793), Swiss-English painter
  • Jules C. Webber (1838-1872), American Civil War brevet brigadier general
  • Mark Webber (disambiguation), several people
  • Michael Webber (born 1971), American mechanical engineer
  • Michael Webber (priest), Dean of Hobart
  • Melvin M. Webber (1920–2006), American urban designer and theorist
  • Peter Webber, British film director
  • Rob Webber, English rugby union player
  • Robert Webber, American actor
  • Robert E. Webber, American theologian
  • Ruth Webber, Australian politician
  • Samuel Webber (1759–1810), American clergyman, mathematician and academic
  • Sharon Webber, American surfer
  • Sian Webber, British actress
  • Stephen Webber (born 1983), American politician
  • Steve Webber, American baseball coach
  • References

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