Webb (surname)
Webb is an English and Scottish surname meaning weaver of cloth. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alan Webb, several people
- Alexander Russell Webb, American writer and publisher, converted to Islam
- Alexander S. Webb, United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War
- Alison Webb, Canadian judoka
- Aston Webb, British architect
- Beatrice Webb, British reformer; wife of Sidney Webb
- Ben Webb, English professional wrestler better known as Trent Seven
- Benjamin Joseph Webb, 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, American baseball player
- Brandon Webb, American baseball player
- Carl Webb, Australian rugby league player
- Catherine Webb, English author
- Catherine Webb
- Charles Webb, several people
- Charley Webb, English actress
- Chick Webb, US jazz musician
- Chloe Webb, US actor
- Clifton Webb, US actor
- Daniel Webb, several people
- David Webb, several people
- Davis Webb, American football player
- Del Webb, American real estate developer
- Derek Webb, American singer-songwriter
- Donald Webb, several people
- Donald Eugene Webb, fugitive on the FBI's most wanted list
- Douglas Webb, Dambuster and British photographer
- Electra Havemeyer Webb, U.S. art collector, founded the Shelburne Museum
- Francis Webb, several people
- Gary Webb, several people
- George Webb, several people
- George James Webb, British-American composer
- Graham Webb, English racing cyclist
- H. Walter Webb U.S. railway executive
- Haley Webb, American actress and filmmaker
- Harry Rodger Webb, name changed to Cliff Richard
- Henry Webb, several people
- Howard Webb, English football referee
- Ian Webb, current Editor-in-Chief of the Real Geeks
- J. Griswold Webb, New York politician
- Jack Webb, US actor, most famous for his role as a detective in the television series Dragnet
- James Webb, several people named James, Jim and Jimmy
- Jim Webb, American politician
- Jimmy Webb, American songwriter, composer, and singer
- Joe Webb, American football player
- John Webb
- Judith Webb, British Army major
- Julian Webb, American politician and judge in the state of Georgia
- Karrie Webb, Australian golfer
- Kate Webb, Australian journalist
- Katharine Webb, several people named Catherine, Kathy, Cathy, Katie, Kate, Kathryn etc.
- Katherine Webb, American model, Miss Alabama 2012
- Kathy Webb, Arkansas politician
- Keith Houghton-Webb, Australian TV co-host; brother of Mike Webb
- Lara Honos-Webb, American psychologist and author
- Leland Justin Webb, American politician and lawyer
- Leonard Webb, World War II veteran
- Lizzie Webb, British exercise television show host
- Lorna Webb, English professional cyclist
- Louise Webb A amazing mother.
- Lucy Webb Hayes, First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her husband Rutherford B. Hayes
- Marilynn Webb, New Zealand artist
- Mark Webb, multiple people
- Marti Webb, English musical actress
- Mary Webb, English romantic novelist
- Matthew Webb, first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids
- Max Webb, Polish-born American Holocaust survivor, real estate developer in Southern California
- Maynard Webb, CEO of LiveOps, former COO of eBay
- Maysie Webb, British librarian and museum executive
- Michael Webb, several people named Michael or Mike
- Morgan Webb, US television host
- Neil Webb, British footballer, Nottingham Forest and England international
- Nick Webb, several people
- Paddy Webb, New Zealand unionist and politician
- Paul Webb, MD, developer of the Space activity suit
- Philip Barker Webb, English botanist
- Philip Carteret Webb, English barrister, involved with the 18th-century antiquarian movement
- Philip Webb, British "Father of Arts and Crafts Architecture"
- Phyllis Webb, Canadian poet
- Ralph Webb, mayor of Winnipeg
- Ralph Webb , American football player
- Rhys 'Spider' Webb, musician with the Horrors
- Richard Webb, several people
- Rita Webb, English actress
- Robert Webb, several people
- Robin Webb, runs the Animal Liberation Press Office in the UK
- Rupert Webb, English cricketer
- Russell Webb , Scottish musician
- Russell Webb , American water polo player
- Sam Webb, Chair of the Communist Party USA
- Sarah Webb, British Olympic sailor
- Sharni Webb, Australian rules footballer
- Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, British reformer; husband of Beatrice Webb
- Simon Webb, several people
- Skeeter Webb, Major League Baseball player
- Suhaib Webb, American imam
- Spud Webb, National Basketball Association basketball player
- Stephen H. Webb, American theologian and philosopher
- Steve Webb, United Kingdom politician
- Suzanne Webb, British Member of Parliament elected 2019
- Tamilee Webb, US personal fitness personality
- Timothy James Webb, Australian artist
- Thomas William Webb, British astronomer
- Travis Webb, US Formula One driver
- Vanessa Webb, Canadian tennis player
- Walter L. Webb, American civil engineer and textbook writer
- Watt W. Webb
- Wellington Webb, US politician
- William Webb, several people
- W. Roger Webb,, American university president
- Nathan Webb. British ice hockey player
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,, Gwynedd,, Wiltshire,, Belfast,, City of Bradford,, Hampshire,, East Riding of Yorkshire,, Tyne & Wear,, Cheshire,, Kent,, Greater London, other notable concentrations, include North Lanarkshire, Merseyside, West Yorkshire including, the City of Wakefield, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Wigan, and the West Midlands.
