Webb surname meaning

Webb is an English occupational surname for a weaver. Old English webba referred to a person who made cloth, from the same word family as web and weaving. The job was common enough for the surname to arise independently in many communities, so a Webb family need not descend from one medieval workshop. Webbe is an older spelling, while Webber is a related occupational form that may be separate in a particular genealogy. The surname is not a reference to the modern internet or to a place called Webb. Its work-based origin is direct, making occupation the high-confidence catalog type.