Webster is an
occupational surname
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of
Norman French
Norman or Norman French (, , Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a '' langue d'oïl'' spoken in the historical and cultural region of Normandy.
The name "Norman French" is sometimes also used to describe the administrative languages of '' Angl ...
origin meaning ''
weaver
Weaver or Weavers may refer to:
Activities
* A person who engages in weaving fabric
Animals
* Various birds of the family Ploceidae
* Crevice weaver spider family
* Orb-weaver spider family
* Weever (or weever-fish)
Arts and entertainmen ...
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The name Webster may refer to:
People
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Aaron Webster (1959–2001), Canadian murder victim
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Aaron Webster (born 1980), English footballer
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Andrew Webster, several people
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Adam Webster (footballer, born 1995) (born 1995), English footballer
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Alasdair Webster
Alasdair Paine Webster (born 12 February 1934) is an Australian former politician.
Early life
Webster was born in East Maitland, New South Wales. He underwent military service in 1953, attended the University of New England, and became a teac ...
(born 1934), an Australian politician
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Alex Webster, bass player in the band Cannibal Corpse
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Alexander Webster (1708–1784), Scottish writer and clergyman
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Alexander Webster (New York politician) (1734–1810), New York politician
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Andy Webster (footballer, born 1982), Scottish football player
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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
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Barbara D. Webster, American botanist
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Barry Webster (1935–2023), English footballer
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Barry Webster (writer) (born 1961), Canadian writer
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Ben Webster
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor Saxophone, saxophonist. He performed in the United States and Europe and made many recordings with Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Johnny Hodges, a ...
, American jazz musician
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Ben Webster
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor Saxophone, saxophonist. He performed in the United States and Europe and made many recordings with Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Johnny Hodges, a ...
(1864–1947), English actor
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Benjamin Nottingham Webster
Benjamin Nottingham Webster (3 September 17973 July 1882) was an English actor-manager and dramatist.
Early life
Webster was born in Bath, the son of a dancing master.
Career
First appearing as Harlequin, and then in small parts at Dr ...
(1797–1882), English actor
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Bethuel M. Webster (1900–1989), American lawyer, founder of Webster & Sheffield
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Beveridge Webster
Beveridge Webster (May 13, 1908, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – June 30, 1999, in Hanover, New Hampshire) was an American pianist and educator.
Biography
Beveridge Webster initially studied with his father, who was director of the Pittsburgh Co ...
(1908–1999), American pianist
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Brent Webster, American lawyer
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Bruce Webster, American IT expert and software engineer
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Bruce Webster (politician) (1927–2019)
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Byron Webster, English footballer
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Charles Webster, several people
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Cheyenne Webster (born 1998), American gymnast
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Cooper Webster, Australian racing driver
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Corey Webster, American football player
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Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th United States Secretary of State, U.S. secretary o ...
, several people
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David Webster, several people
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Dick Webster (1914–2009), British Army officer and pole vaulter
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Donovan Webster, American journalist
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Edwin Hanson Webster (1829–1893), American politician
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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
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Frank Webster, several people
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Gary Webster, several people
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Geoff Webster (born 1959), British journalist, deputy editor of ''The Sun''
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George Webster, several people
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Graham Webster (archaeologist), British archaeologist
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Graham Webster (footballer), Scottish football player
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Guy Webster (musician), an Australian singer-songwriter
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Guy Webster (photographer) (1939–2019), American photographer
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H. T. Webster
Harold Tucker Webster (September 21, 1885 – September 22, 1952) was an American cartoonist known for '' The Timid Soul'', ''Bridge'', ''Life's Darkest Moments'' and others in his syndicated series which ran from the 1920s into the 1950s. Because ...
(1885–1952), American cartoonist
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Harry Webster, British automotive engineer
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Henry Webster, several people
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Hutton Webster (1875–1955), American anthropologist, economist and sociologist
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J. Webster (Yorkshire cricketer), English cricketer
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Jack Webster, several people
*Jacques Berman Webster II (born 1992), better known as
Travis Scott, American recording artist, music producer, and musician
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James Webster, several people
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Jean Webster (1876–1916), American writer
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Jean Webster (cook) (1935–2011), American soup kitchen operator
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Jeff Webster (born 1971), American basketball player
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Jeff Webster (checkers player), American checkers player
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Jerome Pierce Webster (1888–1974), American plastic surgeon, professor, and historian of medicine
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J.J. Webster, American politician
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John Webster
John Webster (c. 1578 – c. 1632) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies '' The White Devil'' and ''The Duchess of Malfi'', which are often seen as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. His life and car ...
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John Dodsley Webster, English architect based in Sheffield
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John Ray Webster, American checkers player and military officer
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Jonah Moorehouse Webster, Canadian politician
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Ken Webster, multiple people
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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
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Kieren Webster (born 1986), bassist with Scottish band The View
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Leslie Webster (art historian) (born 1943), British Anglo-Saxon specialist at the British Museum
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Leslie Webster (Australian politician) (1891–1975), politician with the Country Party in Victoria
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Mark Webster, several people
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Malcolm Webster (murderer), Englishman
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Martell Webster, American basketball player
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Mary Webster, several people
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Mike Webster, American football player
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Milton P. Webster (1887–1965), American trade union functionary
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Mitch Webster, baseball player
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Neil Leslie Webster (1906–1990), British Army officer who worked in intelligence in World War II and radio
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Nate Webster, American football player
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Nesta Helen Webster (1876–1960), English author and far-right conspiracy theorist who promoted antisemitic canards
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Nicholas Webster (1912–2006), American film and television director
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Nicole Webster (born 1973), Australian marine scientist
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Nikki Webster (born 1987), Australian singer
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Noah Webster
Noah Webster (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843) was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education" ...
(1758–1843), American lexicographer, creator of Webster's Dictionary
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Noel Webster (born 1932), Australian footballer
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Norman Webster
Norman Eric Webster (June 4, 1941 – November 19, 2021) was a Canadian journalist and an editor-in-chief of ''The Globe and Mail'' and '' The Gazette''. He was one of the three western journalists in the Chinese capital Beijing during the Cult ...
(1941–2021), 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
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Paul Webster, several people
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Pearl Webster (1889–1918), American baseball player
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Philip Webster, British journalist
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Ray Webster (first baseman) (born 1942), American baseball player
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Ray Webster (second baseman) (1937–2020), American baseball player
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Renée Webster, Australian filmmaker
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Richard Webster (rugby), Welsh rugby player
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Robert Webster, several people
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Roger Webster, English cornet player
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Ron Webster, English football player
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Simon Webster (footballer), English footballer
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Simon Webster (rugby union), Scottish rugby player
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Terry Webster (1930–2016), English footballer
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Thomas Webster (painter), English painter
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Thomas Webster (geologist), Scottish geologist
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Victor Webster, Canadian actor
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Wally Webster (1895–1980), English footballer
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Walter Ernest Webster (1877–1959), British painter and illustrator
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Wendy Turner Webster, English presenter
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W. D. Webster (1868–1913), British ethnographic dealer and collector
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William Webster, several people
Fictional characters
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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
''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...
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Alison Webster (Coronation Street)
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Bill Webster
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Debbie Webster
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Jack Webster (Coronation Street)
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Jake Webster (Coronation Street)
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Kevin Webster
Kevin Webster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Michael Le Vell, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 19 October 1983. Le Vell was suspended from the soa ...
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Maureen Webster
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Rosie Webster
Rosie Webster is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. The character has been played by two actresses: Emma Collinge from 1990 to 1999, and Helen Flanagan from 2000 to 2012, and from 2017 to 2018.
Rosie is the e ...
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Sally Webster
Sally Webster (also Seddon and Metcalfe) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Sally Dynevor. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 27 January 1986, when Kev ...
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Sophie Webster
Sophie Webster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 4 November 1994. She was played by Ashleigh Middleton from 1994 until 1997 and by Emma Woodwar ...
See also
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Webster (disambiguation)
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Webber (disambiguation)
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Weber (disambiguation)
References
{{surname, Webster
English-language surnames
Occupational surnames
English-language occupational surnames
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