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What is the origin of the surname Webb?
Webb Name Meaning and History 1. English and Scottish: occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webbe, from Old English webba (a primary derivative o…f wefan 'to weave'; compare Weaver 1). This word survived into Middle English long enough to give rise to the surname, but was already obsolescent as an agent noun; hence the secondary forms with the agent suffixes -er and -ster. 2. Americanized form of various Ashkenazic Jewish cognates, including Weber and Weberman. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 Here's "just the facts"- the proud and noble English surname of Webb was first utilized in Wiltshire, where they held a family seat just after the Norman Conquest of 1066 A.D. It is an occupational-type surname for a weaver. (MORE)
