Webster Family History
Webster Name Meaning
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and
Scottish: occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English
webber, agent derivative of Webb.
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Name Distribution of Webster Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Webster families
 540 - 1,077  181 - 539 |
 1 - 180  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Webster families
|
3,257 - 6,511 1,086 - 3,256 |
1 - 1,085 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Webster families
|
520 - 1,037 174 - 519 |
1 - 173 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Webster Family Origin
Webster Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Webster
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Webster Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Webster census records
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Webster Civil War Service Records
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