# Webb (surname)

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

An English and Scottish 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) | 168,878 |
| US rank (2010) | 152 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,828 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (163,481 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /wɛb/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Webb 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) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Webb in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Webb

- James E. Webb, administrator of NASA in 1961–1968 (1906–1992)
- Clifton Webb, American actor, singer and dancer (1889–1966)
- Jim Webb, American politician, military officer and author (born 1946)
- Marc Webb, American music video and film director
- Spud Webb, American basketball player (born 1963)
- Chick Webb, American musician (1905–1939)
- Jimmy Webb, American songwriter, composer, and singer
- Jack Webb, American actor, producer, director, and writer (1920–1982)
- Chloe Webb, American actress
- Haley Webb, American actress
- Gary Webb, American investigative journalist (1955–2004)
- Richard Webb, American actor (1915-1993)

and 35 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Wehbe, Wiebe, Wipf, Wahab, Wahba.

## 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.