Webb (surname)

Webb is an English and Scottish surname meaning weaver of cloth. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Webb (disambiguation), several people
• Alexander Russell Webb (1846–1916), American writer and publisher, converted to Islam
• Alexander S. Webb (1835–1911), United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War
• Alison Webb (born 1961), Canadian judoka
• Aston Webb (1849–1930), British architect
• Beatrice Webb (1858–1943), British reformer; wife of Sidney Webb
• Ben Webb (born 1981), English professional wrestler better known as Trent Seven
• Benjamin Joseph Webb (1814–1897), Catholic editor, state senator for Kentucky, and historian
• Billy Webb, alias of Greg Johnston, member of Goldie Lookin Chain
• Bradie Webb, drummer in Short Stack
• Braden Webb (born 1995), American baseball player
• Brandon Webb (born 1979), American baseball player
• Carl Webb (born 1981), Australian rugby league player
• Catherine Webb (born 1986), English author
• Catherine Webb (co-operative activist) (1859–1947)
• Charles Webb (disambiguation), several people
• Charley Webb (born 1988), English actress
• Chick Webb (1909–1939), US jazz musician
• Chloe Webb (born 1960), US actor
• Clifton Webb (1889–1966), US actor
• Daniel Webb (disambiguation), several people
• David Webb (disambiguation), several people
• Davis Webb (born 1995), American football player
• Del Webb (1899–1974), American real estate developer
• Derek Webb (born 1974), American singer-songwriter
• Donald Webb (disambiguation), several people
• Donald Eugene Webb (born 1931), fugitive on the FBI's most wanted list
• Douglas Webb (1922–1996), Dambuster and British photographer
• Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888–1960), U.S. art collector, founded the Shelburne Museum
• Francis Webb (disambiguation), several people
• Gary Webb (disambiguation), several people
• George Webb (disambiguation), several people
• George James Webb (1803–1887), British-American composer
• Graham Webb (1944–2017), English racing cyclist
• H. Walter Webb (1856–1900) U.S. railway executive
• Haley Webb (born 1985), American actress and filmmaker
• Harry Rodger Webb, name changed to Cliff Richard
• Henry Webb (disambiguation), several people
• Howard Webb (born 1971), English football referee
• Ian Webb, current Editor-in-Chief of the Real Geeks
• J. Griswold Webb (1890–1934), New York politician
• Jack Webb (1920–1982), US actor, most famous for his role as a detective in the television series Dragnet
• James Webb (disambiguation), several people named James, Jim and Jimmy
• Jim Webb, American politician
• Jimmy Webb, American songwriter, composer, and singer
• John Webb (disambiguation)
• Julian Webb (1911-2002), American politician and judge in the state of Georgia
• Karrie Webb (born 1974), Australian golfer
• Kate Webb (1943–2007), Australian journalist
• Katharine Webb (disambiguation), several people named Catherine, Kathy, Cathy, Katie, Kate, Kathryn etc.
• Katherine Webb (born 1989), American model, Miss Alabama 2012
• Kathy Webb, Arkansas politician
• Keith Houghton-Webb (born 1959), Australian TV co-host; brother of Mike Webb (pastor)
• Lara Honos-Webb, American psychologist and author
• Leland Justin Webb (1846-1893), American politician and lawyer
• Leonard Webb (born 1921), World War II veteran
• Lizzie Webb, British exercise television show host
• Lorna Webb (born 1983), English professional cyclist
• Lucy Webb Hayes (1831–1889), First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her husband Rutherford B. Hayes
• Marilynn Webb (born 1937), New Zealand artist
• Mark Webb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Marti Webb (born 1944), English musical actress
• Mary Webb (1881–1927), English romantic novelist
• Matthew Webb (1848–1883), first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids
• Max Webb (born 1917), Polish-born American Holocaust survivor, real estate developer in Southern California
• Maynard Webb (born 1955), CEO of LiveOps, former COO of eBay
• Maysie Webb (1923–2005), British librarian and museum executive
• Michael Webb (disambiguation), several people named Michael or Mike
• Morgan Webb (born 1978), US television host
• Neil Webb (born 1963), British footballer, Nottingham Forest and England international
• Nick Webb (disambiguation), several people
• Paddy Webb (1884–1950), New Zealand unionist and politician
• Paul Webb, MD, developer of the Space activity suit
• Philip Barker Webb (1793–1854), English botanist
• Philip Carteret Webb (1702–1770), English barrister, involved with the 18th-century antiquarian movement
• Philip Webb (1831–1915), British "Father of Arts and Crafts Architecture"
• Phyllis Webb (born 1927), Canadian poet
• Ralph Webb (1887–1945), mayor of Winnipeg
• Ralph Webb (American football) (born 1994), American football player
• Rhys 'Spider' Webb (born 1983), musician with the Horrors
• Richard Webb (disambiguation), several people
• Rita Webb (1904–1981), English actress
• Robert Webb (disambiguation), several people
• Robin Webb, runs the Animal Liberation Press Office in the UK
• Rupert Webb (1922–2018), English cricketer
• Russell Webb (musician) (born 1958), Scottish
• Russell Webb (water polo) (born 1945), American water polo player
• Sam Webb, Chair of the Communist Party USA
• Sarah Webb (born 1977), British Olympic sailor
• Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859–1947), British reformer; husband of Beatrice Webb
• Simon Webb (disambiguation), several people
• Skeeter Webb (James Laverne Webb, 1909–1986), Major League Baseball player
• Suhaib Webb, American imam
• Spud Webb (Anthony Jerome Webb, born 1963), National Basketball Association basketball player
• Stephen H. Webb (1961–2016), American theologian and philosopher
• Steve Webb (born 1965), United Kingdom politician
• Tamilee Webb (born 1960), US personal fitness personality
• Timothy James Webb (born 1967), Australian artist
• Thomas William Webb (1807–1885), British astronomer
• Travis Webb ("Spider" Webb, 1910–1990), US Formula One driver
• Vanessa Webb (born 1976), Canadian tennis player
• Watt W. Webb
• Wellington Webb (born 1941), US politician
• William Webb (disambiguation), several people
• W. Roger Webb, (born 1941), American university president

Distribution

As a surname Webb is the 141st most common surname in Great Britain with 54,036 bearers. It is most common in Essex, where it is the 73rd most common surname with 4,877 bearers. Other concentrations include South Ayrshire, (15th,1,751), Gwynedd, (17th,1,737), Wiltshire, (22nd,3,371), Belfast, (34th,3,299), City of Bradford, (43rd,1,703), Hampshire, (82nd,3,387), East Riding of Yorkshire, (90th,1,783), Tyne & Wear, (218th,1,811), Cheshire, (280th,1,717), Kent, (428th,1,695), Greater London (697th,1,811), other notable concentrations, include North Lanarkshire, Merseyside, West Yorkshire including, the City of Wakefield, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Wigan, and the West Midlands.