# Weaver (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/weaver/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 143,837 |
| US rank (2010) | 192 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,146 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (138,811 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwivɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

See weaver.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Weaver in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Weaver in the United States and Australia.

## People named Weaver

- Sigourney Weaver, American actress (born 1949)
- Jacki Weaver, Australian actress
- Dennis Weaver, American actor (1924–2006)
- Warren Weaver, American mathematician (1894–1978)
- Gertrude Weaver, American supercentenarian
- Fritz Weaver, American actor (1926-2016)
- James B. Weaver, American politician (1833–1912)
- Kaitlyn Weaver, American-Canadian ice dancer
- Marjorie Weaver, American actress (1913-1994)
- Curley Weaver, American blues musician (1906–1962)
- Andrew Weaver, American cyclist, Olympic bronze medalist
- Lee Weaver, American actor

and 15 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Weber, Webber, Wafer, Wieber.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.