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UK surname

Weber

An occupational surname referring to a weaver.

In the 1881 census there were 381 people recorded with the Weber surname, ranking it #8,240 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,100, ranked #5,343, up from #8,240 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes and St Mary Whitechapel. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include City of London, Camden and Kensington and Chelsea.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Weber is 1,100 in 2016. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 188.7%.

1881 census count

381

Ranked #8,240

Modern count

1,100

2016, ranked #5,343

Peak year

2016

1,100 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Weber had 381 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,240 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,100 in 2016, ranked #5,343.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 706 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Diverse Educated Urban Singles.

Weber surname distribution map

The map shows where the Weber surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Weber surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Weber over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 111 #16,006
1861 historical 183 #12,903
1881 historical 381 #8,240
1891 historical 499 #7,446
1901 historical 599 #7,081
1911 historical 706 #6,039
1997 modern 846 #6,269
1998 modern 870 #6,321
1999 modern 885 #6,294
2000 modern 877 #6,302
2001 modern 861 #6,273
2002 modern 914 #6,133
2003 modern 912 #6,019
2004 modern 920 #5,981
2005 modern 902 #6,019
2006 modern 878 #6,149
2007 modern 903 #6,070
2008 modern 933 #5,965
2009 modern 968 #5,914
2010 modern 1,027 #5,753
2011 modern 1,030 #5,687
2012 modern 1,068 #5,424
2013 modern 1,082 #5,448
2014 modern 1,074 #5,527
2015 modern 1,078 #5,440
2016 modern 1,100 #5,343

Geography

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Where Webers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes, St Mary Whitechapel and Paddington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to City of London, Camden, Kensington and Chelsea, Bristol and Carlisle. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 London parishes London 1
3 St Mary Whitechapel London (East Districts)
4 Paddington London (West Districts)
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 City of London 001 City of London
2 Camden 002 Camden
3 Kensington and Chelsea 010 Kensington and Chelsea
4 Bristol 042 Bristol, City of
5 Carlisle 011 Carlisle

Forenames

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First names often paired with Weber

These lists show first names that appear often with the Weber surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Weber

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Weber, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites

Group

Diverse Educated Urban Singles

Nationally, the Weber surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Diverse Educated Urban Singles, within Multicultural and Educated Urbanites. This does not mean every Weber household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group includes many never-married individuals not living with dependent children. Many were born in EU countries and are now aged between 25-44. This Group is characterised by its ethnic group diversity, although those identifying as Asian are not well represented. Affiliation with the Christian religion amongst residents is low. Reported disability rates are low. Neighbourhoods include some central locations in London and other major cities. Private renting is the norm, and there is some overcrowding. Many individuals are educated to degree level, and full-time employment is common, particularly in managerial and professional occupations.

Wider pattern

Established populations comprising ethnic minorities together with persons born outside the UK predominate in this Supergroup. Residents present diverse personal characteristics and circumstances: while generally well-educated and practising skilled occupations, some residents live in overcrowded rental sector housing. English may not be the main language used by people in this Group. Although the typical adult resident is middle aged, single person households are common and marriage rates are low by national standards. This Supergroup predominates in Inner London, with smaller enclaves in many other densely populated metropolitan areas.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Weber is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Weber is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Weber falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Weber is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Other

This describes the area pattern most associated with Weber, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Weber

The surname WEBER is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German word "wëbære" or "webære", meaning "weaver". It was an occupational name given to those who worked as weavers or cloth makers. This name has been documented as early as the 13th century in various regions of Germany.

The earliest recorded instances of the WEBER surname can be traced back to the town of Augsburg in Bavaria, where a family of weavers was mentioned in a document from the year 1255. Another early record dates back to 1292 in the city of Cologne, where a man named Henricus Weber was listed as a citizen.

During the Middle Ages, the WEBER name was particularly prominent in the textile-producing regions of Germany, such as Saxony, Silesia, and the Rhineland. The name was also found in the areas around the cities of Frankfurt, Nuremberg, and Leipzig, which were important centers of trade and commerce.

One of the earliest known bearers of the WEBER surname was Johannes Weber, a weaver from Nuremberg who lived in the late 14th century. Another notable figure was Hans Weber, a renowned German artist and printmaker who was born in Basle, Switzerland, in 1525 and died in 1592.

In the 16th century, the WEBER name appeared in the famous Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, a museum that houses a vast collection of historical documents and artifacts from the German-speaking regions of Europe.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the WEBER surname continued to spread across various parts of Germany and beyond. Johann Gottfried Weber (1739-1797) was a German composer and music theorist from Freinsheim, while Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) was a renowned German composer, conductor, and pianist from Dresden.

Another notable figure was Max Weber (1864-1920), a German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist who is considered one of the founding fathers of modern sociology. He was born in Erfurt, Prussia, and made significant contributions to the study of social theory and the Protestant work ethic.

Overall, the surname WEBER has a rich history rooted in the textile industry and the German-speaking regions of Europe, with numerous notable bearers contributing to various fields throughout the centuries.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Weber families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Weber surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 201 Webers recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.39x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 201 5.39x
Lancashire 42 0.95x
Surrey 33 1.82x
Yorkshire 14 0.38x
Sussex 13 2.07x
Kent 9 0.71x
Suffolk 6 1.32x
Warwickshire 6 0.64x
Durham 5 0.45x
Glamorgan 5 0.77x
Hampshire 5 0.65x
Midlothian 5 1.00x
Somerset 5 0.83x
Channel Islands 3 2.72x
Nottinghamshire 3 0.60x
Brecknockshire 2 2.68x
Buckinghamshire 2 0.89x
Cheshire 2 0.24x
Cornwall 2 0.47x
Cumberland 2 0.62x
Essex 2 0.27x
Gloucestershire 2 0.27x
Northamptonshire 2 0.57x
Aberdeenshire 1 0.29x
Angus 1 0.29x
Berkshire 1 0.36x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.42x
Devon 1 0.13x
Hertfordshire 1 0.39x
Leicestershire 1 0.24x
Monmouthshire 1 0.37x
Norfolk 1 0.17x
Oxfordshire 1 0.43x
Worcestershire 1 0.21x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Whitechapel London in Middlesex leads with 29 Webers recorded in 1881 and an index of 78.95x.

Place Total Index
Whitechapel London 29 78.95x
Mile End Old Town 22 37.40x
Hammersmith London 12 13.07x
Paddington London 12 8.76x
St Marylebone London 12 6.03x
Bethnal Green London 11 6.80x
St George Hanover 11 22.62x
West Derby 10 7.73x
Bromley London 9 10.98x
Mile End New Town 9 176.82x
Brighton 8 6.31x
Lambeth 8 2.46x
Hackney London 7 3.35x
Islington London 7 1.94x
Lewisham 7 10.33x
St Pancras London 7 2.33x
Camberwell 6 2.52x
Esher 6 236.22x
Manningham 6 13.19x
St George In East 6 23.67x
St Luke London 6 10.04x
Acton 5 22.89x
Battersea 5 3.65x
Birmingham 5 1.60x
Liverpool 5 1.86x
Manchester 5 2.51x
Mildenhall 5 103.73x
Poplar London 5 7.11x
St Anne Soho London 5 23.50x
St Martin In Fields 5 22.41x
Bermondsey 4 3.61x
Chiswick 4 19.65x
Chorlton On Medlock 4 5.69x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 4 1.99x
Golborne 4 69.44x
Leeds 4 1.92x
Rusholme 4 33.93x
Southampton All Sts 4 30.53x
Hampton London 3 49.02x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 3 6.25x
Hornsey 3 6.37x
Kensington London 3 1.45x
Nottingham St Mary 3 2.31x
Barrow In Furness 2 3.33x
Burnley 2 5.37x
Hart 2 74.07x
Holy Trinity 2 2.25x
Holy Trinity St Mary 2 35.59x
Llangattock 2 32.95x
Olney 2 64.31x
Paul 2 26.11x
Peterborough 2 7.88x
Shoreditch London 2 1.24x
St Martin 2 29.59x
St Mary Within 2 49.88x
Stretford 2 8.22x
Wapping London 2 70.18x
Yatton 2 85.84x
Aston 1 0.39x
Bedminster 1 1.77x
Bettws 1 80.00x
Bocking 1 22.62x
Cirencester 1 10.11x
Clifton 1 2.71x
Eastbourne 1 3.46x
Englishcombe 1 149.25x
Great Wratting 1 200.00x
Hastings St Mary In The 1 7.46x
Holdenhurst 1 4.99x
Lewes St John Southover 1 23.70x
Llansamlet Lower 1 17.04x
Lower Bebington 1 20.45x
Old Windsor 1 30.86x
Richmond 1 3.93x
Saxelby 1 1428.57x
Swansea Town 1 1.88x
Tavistock 1 11.31x
Tonbridge 1 2.18x
West Ham 1 0.62x
Westminster St James 1 2.61x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Weber surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 12
Elizabeth 10
Sarah 9
Louisa 7
Ann 6
Ellen 4
Emma 4
Florence 4
Margaret 4
Marie 4
Edith 3
Eliza 3
Hannah 3
Jane 3
Kate 3
Maria 3
Rachel 3
Stephanie 3
Agnes 2
Beatrice 2
Bertha 2
Bridget 2
Catherine 2
Clara 2
Emily 2
Fanny 2
Hilda 2
Lucy 2
Pauline 2
Rose 2
Susan 2
Adela 1
Agusta 1
Aimee 1
Blanche 1
Chatanly 1
Clarinda 1
Constance 1
Deborah 1
E. 1
Elizth. 1
Friederike 1
Georgina 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Henrietta 1
Hermanna 1
Ida 1
Jahoge 1
Victoire 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Weber surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 15
Charles 12
John 11
George 10
Henry 10
Joseph 8
Frederick 7
Albert 6
James 5
Carl 4
Isaac 4
Thomas 4
Emil 3
Fritz 3
Jacob 3
Lewis 3
Louis 3
Adam 2
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Edward 2
Ernest 2
Franz 2
Fred 2
Harry 2
Henrick 2
Karl 2
Paul 2
Percy 2
Peter 2
Solomon 2
Victor 2
Wm. 2
Alexander 1
Augustus 1
Bernard 1
Bertrand 1
Conrad 1
Edmund 1
Elias 1
F. 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fraz. 1
Harold 1
Haver 1
Herbert 1
Hermann 1
Hugh 1
Woolf 1

FAQ

Weber surname: questions and answers

How common was the Weber surname in 1881?

In 1881, 381 people were recorded with the Weber surname. That placed it at #8,240 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Weber surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,100 in 2016. That gives Weber a modern rank of #5,343.

What does the Weber surname mean?

An occupational surname referring to a weaver.

What does the Weber map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Weber bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.