# Weber (surname)

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

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from Weber (“weaver”).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 109,433 |
| US rank (2010) | 283 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,821 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.5% (107,866 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɛbər/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Weber.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Weber 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Weber in the United States, Austria, Brazil, the Austrian Empire, Croatia and Belgium.

## People named Weber

- Mary Ellen Weber, American astronaut
- Lois Weber, American actor/film director (1879-1939)
- Charlie Weber, American actor
- Steven Weber, American actor (1961-)
- Max Weber, American Cubist painter (1881–1961)
- Joseph Weber, American physicist (1919–2000)
- David Weber, American science fiction and fantasy writer (born 1952)
- Garrett Weber-Gale, American swimmer
- Heribert Weber, Austrian footballer
- Josip Weber, Belgian footballer (1964-2017)
- Bruce Weber, American photographer (born 1946)
- Amy Weber, American actress

and 27 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Webber, Wieber, Weaver, Wafer.

## 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.