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Webster

in North Carolina

There are 2,321 people with the last name "Webster" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Webster 436
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  1. is 432nd most common Braswell
  2. is 433rd most common Morales
  3. is 434th most common York
  4. is 435th most common Mabe
  5. is 436th most common Webster
  6. is 437th most common Rowe
  7. is 438th most common Pate
  8. is 439th most common Capps
  9. is 440th most common Pearce

Most Common First Names for Webster

John, James, Robert, William, Richard, David, Michael, Thomas, Mary, Charles

Meaning & History

English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and Scottish: occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webber, agent derivative of Webb.

FOREBEARS The name Webster was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One John Webster settled in Ipswich, MA, in 1635; another John Webster (d. 1661), ancestor of the lexicographer Noah Webster, emigrated to Cambridge, MA, in about 1631 and later became one of the founders of the colony of CT, of which he was appointed governor in 1656.Daniel Webster (1782–1852), politician and orator, was born in Salisbury, NH, a descendant of Thomas Webster, a prominent 17th-century citizen of Ipswich, MA, whose family had settled there around 1635, while he was still a child.

Recent Searches for "Webster" in North Carolina

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John Webster, NC (9 searches)
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