The Webb surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 168,878 people carried this name — #152 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,750 people counted. That is up 3% from 163,481 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Webb surname
An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Webb» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 33 births for the Webb name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 1,500 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Dublin and Antrim.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 100 people named Webb live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Webb.
Most of them — 58 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often French Guiana.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
61 people named Webb live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Webb have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 118 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
188 people named Webb are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Webb in American newspapers,
1892–1940.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,147,582 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Webb,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lydia Webb 1730–1793 · actor -
Francis Webb 1735–1815 · writer -
John Webb 1772–1852 · surgeon -
Benjamin Joseph Webb 1814–1897 · politician -
Charles Webb 1821–1898 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 202 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Webb.
- Watts 89,649 · U.S. census
- Wauters 459 · U.S. census
- Wawrzyniak 1,093 · U.S. census
- Wax 1,838 · U.S. census
- Way 14,157 · U.S. census
- Weaver 143,837 · U.S. census
- Webber 26,405 · U.S. census
- Weber 109,433 · U.S. census
- Webert 162 · U.S. census
- Webster 72,625 · U.S. census
- Wechsler 1,842 · U.S. census
- Weck 688 · U.S. census
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