The Webster surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 70,123 people carried this name — #418 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,850 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 71 people named Webster.
Most of them — 56 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Paris.
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
43 people named Webster live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Webster have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 79 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Webster,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sir Godfrey Webster, 4th Baronet 1748–1800 · politician -
Noah Webster 1758–1843 · writer -
Daniel Webster 1782–1852 · writer -
Benjamin Nottingham Webster 1797–1882 · actor -
John Webster 1810–1891 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 197 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Webster.
- Way 14,222 · U.S. census
- Weaver 138,811 · U.S. census
- Webb 163,481 · U.S. census
- Webber 26,178 · U.S. census
- Weber 107,866 · U.S. census
- Webert 220 · U.S. census
- Wechsler 1,864 · U.S. census
- Weck 712 · U.S. census
- Weckel 211 · U.S. census
- Wecker 740 · U.S. census
- Weckerle 206 · U.S. census
- Weens 102 · U.S. census
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