Weaver is a surname.

Geographical Distribution

At the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname ''Weaver'' was highest in the following counties:Weaver Surname Distribution
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Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthsh ...

(1: 328) * 2.

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...

(1: 531) * 3.

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

(1: 677) * 4.

Montgomeryshire , HQ= Montgomery , Government= Montgomeryshire County Council (1889–1974)Montgomeryshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin= , Status= , Start= , End= ...

(1: 875) * 5.

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ...

(1: 881) * 6. Staffordshire (1: 990) * 7. Radnorshire (1: 1,053) * 8.

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...

(1: 1,055) * 9. Cheshire (1: 2,111) * 10.

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...

(1: 2,191) As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest in the following countries and territories: * 1.

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

(1: 2,102) * 2. Antigua and Barbuda (1: 2,105) * 3.

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

(1: 3,813) * 4.

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

(1: 4,658) * 5.

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

(1: 4,731) * 6. Cayman Islands (1: 5,041) * 7.

United States Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...

(1: 5,911) * 8.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (french: link=no, Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in t ...

(1: 6,081) * 9. Australia (1: 6,952) * 10.

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

(1: 8,207) As of 2014, 85.5% of all known bearers of the surname ''Weaver'' were residents of the United States. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following U.S. states: * 1.

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

(1: 815) * 2.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

(1: 1,017) * 3.

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(1: 1,033) * 4.

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

(1: 1,157) * 5.

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

(1: 1,163) * 6.

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

(1: 1,196) * 7.

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

(1: 1,252) * 8. Oklahoma (1: 1,328) * 9.

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(1: 1,343) * 10.

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

(1: 1,449) * 11.

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

(1: 1,580) * 12.

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...

(1: 1,605) * 13.

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

(1: 1,675) * 14.

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(1: 1,701) * 15.

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

(1: 1,834) * 16.

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

(1: 1,842) * 17.

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

(1: 1,854) * 18.

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

(1: 1,867) * 19.

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

(1: 1,880) * 20.

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

(1: 1,899) * 21.

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

(1: 1,918) * 22.

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

(1: 1,949) * 23.

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

(1: 1,995) * 24.

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

(1: 2,003) * 25.

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

(1: 2,016) * 26.

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

(1: 2,039) * 27.

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

(1: 2,062) * 28. D.C. (1: 2,062) As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest (over 10 times the national average) in the following U.S. counties: * 1. Washington County, Ala. (1: 79) * 2.

Holmes County, Ohio Holmes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,223. Its county seat is Millersburg. The county was formed in 1824 from portions of Coshocton, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties and organize ...

(1: 101) * 3. Petroleum County, Mont. (1: 101) * 4. Granite County, Mont. (1: 121) * 5. Gilmer County, Ga. (1: 126) * 6. Clinton County, Pa. (1: 129) * 7. Lancaster County, Pa. (1: 157) * 8. Madison County, Va. (1: 159) * 9. Ashe County, N.C. (1: 162) * 10. Taylor County, W.Va. (1: 166) * 11. Murray County, Ga. (1: 171) * 12. Macon County, Ga. (1: 195) * 13. Marion County, Ga. (1: 196) * 14. Screven County, Ga. (1: 198) * 15. Talbot County, Ga. (1: 202) * 16.

Edwards County, Texas Edwards County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census its population was 1,422. The county seat is Rocksprings. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1883. It is named for Ha ...

(1: 209) * 17. Mifflin County, Pa. (1: 210)

People

Notable people with the surname include: *

Al Weaver Alexander Paul Weaver (born 3 January 1981) is an English actor and writer, best known for his role as curate Leonard Finch in the ITV series ''Grantchester'' (2014-present). Background Weaver was born in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton ...

(born 1981), British stage actor * Amos Weaver (1869–1937), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient *

Blayne Weaver Blayne Nutron Weaver (born April 9, 1976) is an American actor, and filmmaker. He is best known for voicing Peter Pan in ''Return to Never Land'' (2002). Early life Weaver was born in Bossier City, Louisiana on April 9, 1976. Career Weaver b ...

(born 1976), US actor *

Buck Weaver George Daniel "Buck" Weaver (August 18, 1890 – January 31, 1956) was an American shortstop and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox. Weaver played for the 1917 World Series champion White Sox, then ...

(1890–1956), US baseball player * Claude Weaver (1867–1954), American politician * Claude Weaver III (1923–1944), American-Canadian World War II flying ace * Clement Weaver (1620–1683), member of House of Deputies, Colony of Rhode Island, 1678 * Curtis Weaver (born 1998), American football player *

Dennis Weaver William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s until just before his death in 2006. Weave ...

(1924–2006), American actor *

Doodles Weaver Winstead Sheffield Glenndenning Dixon "Doodles" Weaver (May 11, 1911 – January 17, 1983) was an American character actor, comedian, and musician. Born into a wealthy West Coast family, Weaver began his career in radio. In the late 1930s, he p ...

(1911–1983), American comic and actor; brother of Pat, uncle of Sigourney *

Earl Weaver Earl Sidney Weaver (August 14, 1930 – January 19, 2013) was an American professional baseball manager, author, and television broadcaster. After playing in minor league baseball, he retired without playing in Major League Baseball (MLB). He be ...

(1930–2013), American baseball manager * Edmund Weaver (astronomer) (1683–1748), astronomer * Edmund Weaver (MP) (1610-1672), English politician * Evan Weaver (born 1998), American football player * Fawn Weaver, author, entrepreneur, and historian * George Weaver (disambiguation), multiple people * Henry A. Weaver (1820–1890), American politician from Pennsylvania * Henry Grady Weaver (1889–1949), author of ''The Mainspring of Human Progress'', General Motors executive *

Iva Bigelow Weaver Iva Bigelow Weaver (October 8, 1875 — October 4, 1932) was an American soprano singer in oratorios and recitals, clubwoman, and music educator based in Chicago and Milwaukee. Early life Iva Bigelow was from Palmyra, Wisconsin, the daughter o ...

(1875-1932), American singer *

Jacki Weaver Jacqueline Ruth Weaver (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as '' Stork'' (1971), ''Alvin Purp ...

, Australian actress * James Weaver (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jered Weaver Jered David Weaver (born October 4, 1982) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres. Weaver was drafted in the first round (12th overal ...

(born 1982), American baseball player *

Jeff Weaver Jeffrey Charles Weaver (born August 22, 1976) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. During his career, he pitched for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, St. Louis Cardinals ...

(born 1976), American baseball player * Joe Weaver (1934–2006), American blues and R&B pianist, singer and bandleader * John Weaver (disambiguation), multiple people *

Kaitlyn Weaver Kaitlyn Elizabeth Weaver (born April 12, 1989) is an American-Canadian ice dancer. With partner Andrew Poje, she is a three-time World medalist (2014 silver, 2015 and 2018 bronze), a two-time Four Continents champion (2010, 2015), a two-time Gra ...

(born 1989), American-Canadian ice dancer * Larrye Weaver (born 1931), American football player and coach *

Leonard Weaver Leonard Toney Weaver III (born September 23, 1982) is a former American football fullback who last played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Carson-Newman College. He was signed ...

, American football player * Louise Weaver (born 1966), Australian artist *

Luke Weaver (baseball) Lucas Allen Weaver (born August 21, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks and Kansas City Royals. T ...

(born 1993), American baseball player * Marjorie Weaver (1913–1994), American actress * Michael Weaver (disambiguation), several people *

Mike Weaver (boxer) Michael Dwayne Weaver (born June 13, 1951) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 2000, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1980 to 1982. Marines Weaver was a member of the United States Marine Corps from 1968 ...

(born 1952), boxer *

Mike Weaver (ice hockey) Arthur Michael Robert Weaver (born May 2, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Playing career As a youth, Weaver played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chinguacousy Blues minor ice h ...

(born 1978), American ice hockey player * Nicky Weaver (born 1979), English footballer * Sylvester "Pat" Weaver (1908–2002), American television executive, father of Sigourney, brother of Doodles *

Patty Weaver A patty or burger (in British English) is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat and/or legumes, grains, vegetables, or meat alternatives. Patties are found in multiple cuisines throughout the world. In British and American Engl ...

(born 1955), American actress *

Pauline Weaver Pauline Weaver (1797 – June 21, 1867), born Powell Weaver, was an American mountain man, trapper, military scout, prospector, and explorer who was active in the early Southwestern United States. A number of geographic features in Arizona are n ...

(1797–1867), mountain man, trapper, prospector, scout for the Mormon Battalion and Civil War armies * Rashad Weaver (born 1997), American football player * Richard C. Weaver, better known as the "Handshake Man" *

Richard M. Weaver Richard Malcolm Weaver, Jr (March 3, 1910 – April 1, 1963) was an American scholar who taught English at the University of Chicago. He is primarily known as an intellectual historian, political philosopher, and a mid-20th century conservative ...

(1910–1963), American scholar and author *

Richard Weaver (MP) Richard Weaver (1575 – 16 May 1642) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642. Weaver was the son of Edmund Weaver of Stapleton, Llanandrad, Herefordshire and his wife Margery Burhope. In 162 ...

(1575–1642), English politician * Robert C. Weaver (1907–1997), first US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and first African-American to hold cabinet-level position * Robert Weaver (MP) (1630-1687), English politician *

Sam Weaver Samuel Weaver (8 February 1909 – 15 April 1985) was an English footballer who played as a half-back. Playing career Weaver began his career at local side Pilsley from where he moved to Sutton Town. His performances for Town attracted the a ...

(1909–1985), English footballer *

Sam Weaver (baseball) Samuel H. Weaver (July 20, 1855–February 1, 1914), was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to . He played for the Philadelphia White Stockings, Milwaukee Grays, Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), Philadelphia A ...

(1855–1914), American baseball player *

Sigourney Weaver Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (; born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Gramm ...

(born 1949), American actress, daughter of Pat Weaver, niece of Doodles *

Stanley B. Weaver Stanley B. Weaver (May 23, 1925 – November 11, 2003) was an American funeral director and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician active in Illinois. Weaver was born May 23, 1925, in Harrisburg, Illinois. He graduated from Ur ...

(1925–2003), American politician and funeral director *

Warren Weaver Warren Weaver (July 17, 1894 – November 24, 1978) was an American scientist, mathematician, and science administrator. He is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of machine translation and as an important figure in creating support for scien ...

(1894–1978), mathematician and author of Weaver's memorandum for machine translation *

William Weaver William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(1923–2013), translator * Will Weaver (basketball), American basketball coach

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