Weaver surname meaning

Weaver is an English occupational surname for a person who made cloth by interlacing threads on a loom. Textile work was a major medieval and early modern trade, so the surname could arise independently in many communities. The word names the craft, not a particular fabric or workshop. Webber and Webster are related occupational names in the same textile world, but a family called Weaver is not automatically descended from either. Wever and older spellings reflect regional records. The plain occupational reading is well supported, giving Weaver high confidence in this catalog.