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*English and Scottish: occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webbe, from Old English webba (a primary derivative of wefan ‘to weave’; compare Weaver 1). This word survived into Middle English long enough to give rise to the surname, but was already obsolescent as an agent noun; hence the secondary forms with the agent suffixes -er and -ster. <ref>Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4</ref> | *English and Scottish: occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webbe, from Old English webba (a primary derivative of wefan ‘to weave’; compare Weaver 1). This word survived into Middle English long enough to give rise to the surname, but was already obsolescent as an agent noun; hence the secondary forms with the agent suffixes -er and -ster. <ref>Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4</ref> | ||
*Americanized form of various Ashkenazic Jewish cognates, including Weber and Weberman.<ref>Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4</ref> | *Americanized form of various Ashkenazic Jewish cognates, including Weber and Weberman.<ref>Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Motto== | ||
| + | IN ALTA TENDO | ||
| + | Principles not Men. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | * [http://kyusa.addr.com/-/Webb/ Webb Family Genealogy site] - contains a history of the Webb family and extensive genealogy information. | ||
| + | * [http://www.webbsurnamedna.org/ Webb Surname DNA Project] - Established in September 2002, this project has originally included only Webb family from the southeast, but has expanded to include subjects from all over the globe. | ||
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Meaning
- English and Scottish: occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webbe, from Old English webba (a primary derivative of wefan ‘to weave’; compare Weaver 1). This word survived into Middle English long enough to give rise to the surname, but was already obsolescent as an agent noun; hence the secondary forms with the agent suffixes -er and -ster. [1]
- Americanized form of various Ashkenazic Jewish cognates, including Weber and Weberman.[2]
Motto
IN ALTA TENDO Principles not Men.
References
Links
- Webb Family Genealogy site - contains a history of the Webb family and extensive genealogy information.
- Webb Surname DNA Project - Established in September 2002, this project has originally included only Webb family from the southeast, but has expanded to include subjects from all over the globe.
