Weber (surname)

Weber (/ˈwɛbər/, /ˈwiːbər/ or /ˈweɪbər/; German: [ˈveːbɐ]) is a surname of German origin, derived from the noun meaning "weaver". In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it has been anglicised to the English surname 'Webber' or 'Weaver'.

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Weber
Origin
Language(s)	German
Derivation	Weber
Meaning	weaver
Region of origin	Germany
Other names
Variant form(s)	Waeber, Wäber (Swiss), Weeber, Wieber
Cognate(s)	Weaver (English)
Anglicisation(s)	Webber

Notable people with the surname include:

Disambiguation of common given names with this surname

Arthur Weber (disambiguation), several people
Ben Weber (disambiguation), several people
Bruce Weber (disambiguation), several people
Bruno Weber (disambiguation), several people
Carl Weber (disambiguation), several people
Charlie Weber (disambiguation), several people
Charles Weber (disambiguation), several people
Christiane Weber (disambiguation), several people
David Weber (disambiguation), several people
Ernst Weber (disambiguation), several people
Friedrich Weber (disambiguation), several people
Georg Weber (disambiguation), several people
George Weber (disambiguation), several people
Gerard Weber (disambiguation), several people
Gottfried Weber (1779–1839), German writer, composer, and jurist
Gottfried Weber (general) (1899–1958), German general
Heinrich Weber (disambiguation), several people
Hubert Weber (disambiguation), several people
John Weber (disambiguation), several people
Karl Weber (disambiguation), several people
Ludwig Weber (disambiguation), several people
Marc Weber (disambiguation), several people
Max Weber (disambiguation), several people
- Max Weber (1864–1920), German political economist and sociologist
Michel Weber (disambiguation), several people
Otto Weber (disambiguation), several people
Paul Weber (disambiguation), several people
Pete Weber (disambiguation), several people
Richard Weber (disambiguation), several people
Robert Weber (disambiguation), several people
Steven Weber (disambiguation), several people
Werner Weber (disambiguation), several people

Academic

Albrecht Weber (1825–1901), German Indologist and historian
Alfred Weber (1868–1958), German economist, sociologist and theoretician of culture
Beda Weber (1798–1859), German professor, author, and politician
Caroline Weber (author) (1969), American historian
Eugen Weber (1925–2007), French historian
Francis J. Weber, American Catholic scholar
Hans Hermann Weber (1896–1974), German biochemist and physiologist
Hermann Weber (1928–2014), German historian and political scientist
Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann (1918–1993), German folklorist, anthropologist and ethnologist
Isabella Weber (born 1987), German economist active in the United States
Marianne Weber (1870–1954), sociologist and women's rights activist
Shlomo Weber (born 1949), Russian economist
Theodor Weber (1836–1906), German theologian and professor of philosophy

Arts

Alain Weber (1930–2019), French composer
Albert Weber Sr. (1829–1879), musician and founder of the Weber Piano Company
Albert Weber Jr. (1858–1908), Son of Albert Weber Sr. and 2nd president of the Weber Piano Company
Anna Weber (1814–1888), Canadian Mennonite Fraktur artist
Bertha Weber (1887–1967), American composer and organist
Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), German composer
Carlo Weber (1934–2014), German architect
Chris Weber (born 1966), American musician
Eberhard Weber (born 1940), German musician
Henrik Weber (1818–1866), Hungarian portrait painter
Joan Weber (1935–1981), American popular music singer
Joseph Miroslav Weber (1854–1906), Czech composer and violinist
Josepha Weber (1758–1819), German soprano
Jon Weber (musician) (born 1961), American jazz pianist and composer
Kem Weber (1889–1963), German furniture and industrial designer, architect, and teacher
Michael Weber (1966–1999), Australian musician; lead guitarist of rock band Seminal Rats

Business

Gerhard Weber (designer) (1941–2020), German fashion designer and entrepreneur

Entertainment

Amy Weber (born 1970), American actress, model, film producer, and former professional wrestling valet
Billy Weber, American film editor
Clark Weber, American radio personality in Chicago
Dreya Weber, American actress
Jacques Weber (born 1949), French actor, director and writer
Jake Weber (born 1964), English actor
Joe Weber (vaudevillian) (1867–1942), part of comic double-act Weber and Fields
Lois Weber (1881–1939), American silent film actress
Steven Weber (born 1961), American actor, voice actor, comedian and singer

Finance

Axel A. Weber (born 1957), German economist, former president of the Deutsche Bundesbank

Literature

Anne Weber, German-French author
Katharine Weber (born 1955), American novelist
Ken Weber (1943–2007), American journalist and nature writer
Lenora Mattingly Weber (1895–1971), American young-adult author

Mathematics

Eduard Ritter von Weber (1870–1934) German mathematician

Politics

Albert J. Weber (1859–1925), Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
Becky Weber (born 1954), American politician
Carmen Weber (1945–2007), first wife of former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos
Ed Weber (1931–2023), U.S. Representative from Ohio
Gabi Weber (born 1955), German politician
Gérard Weber (1948–2016), French politician
Gerald J. Weber (1914–1989), American judge and military officer
Helene Weber (1891–1962), German politician
Henri Weber (1944–2020), French politician
Johann Weber (1828–1878), Swiss politician
Manfred Weber (born 1972), German politician
Melissa Murphy Weber (born 1969), American attorney and Pennsylvania politician
Olivier Weber (born 1958), French writer, novelist and journalist, ambassador of France, former war correspondent
Randy Weber, U.S. Representative from Texas
Renate Weber, Romanian lawyer and human rights activist
Ricardo Lagos Weber (born 1962), Chilean lawyer and politician, son of former president Ricardo Lagos and Carmen Weber
Rosa Weber, Brazilian judge
Vin Weber (born 1952), U.S. Representative from Minnesota

Religion

Johann Weber (bishop) (1927-2020), Austrian Roman Catholic bishop

Science

Ann E. Weber, American chemist
Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber (1830–1903), French botanist
Frederick Parkes Weber (1863–1962), English dermatologist; son of Hermann David Weber
Georg Heinrich Weber (1752–1828), German botanist
Heinrich Friedrich Weber (1843–1912), German physicist, sometimes confused with Heinrich Martin Weber
Joseph Weber (1919–2000), American physicist; developed the laser and gravitational wave detector
Leonard Weber (1889–1975), Polish beekeeper
Mary Ellen Weber (born 1963), American former astronaut
Neal A. Weber (1908–2001), American entomologist
weber (unit), the SI unit of magnetic flux
Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804–1891), physicist and telegraphy pioneer, after whom the SI unit of magnetic flux is named
William Alfred Weber (1918–2020), American botanist and professor; originator of herbarium acronyms

Sport

Adam Weber (born 1987), American football player
Alson Weber (1910–2005), Canadian volleyball player
Anthony Weber (born 1987), French footballer
Brianté Weber (born 1992), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Caroline Weber (gymnast) (born 1986), Austrian rhythmic gymnast
Craig Weber (born 1974), Professional boxer
Darren Weber (born 1972), Zimbabwean cricketer
Garrett Weber-Gale (born 1985), American swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder in two events
Gerd Weber (born 1956), German footballer
Gerard Weber (born 1938), Dutch football player and manager
Gerard Weber (born 1941), Dutch footballer
Hartmut Weber (born 1960), German sprinter
Heiko Weber (born 1965), German football manager
Heinz Weber (born 1976), German footballer
Heribert Weber (born 1955), Austrian footballer
Javier Weber (born 1966), Argentinian volleyball player
Josip Weber (born 1964), Croatian-Belgian footballer
Jozef Weber, Czech football player and manager
Julian Weber, German javelin thrower
Manuel Weber (born 1985), Austrian footballer
Marco Weber (born 1982), German speed skater
Mauricio Weber (born 1982), Uruguayan footballer
Mike Weber (born 1987), American ice hockey player
Mike Weber (American football) (born 1997), American football player
Philipp Weber (born 1992), German handballer
Ralf Weber (born 1969), German footballer
Regina Weber (born 1963), German rhythmic gymnast
Renê Weber aka Renê Carmo Kreutz Weber (born 1961), Brazilian footballer and coach
Ryan Weber (born 1990), American professional baseball pitcher
Shea Weber (born 1985), professional ice hockey defenceman
Wally Weber (1903–1984), American football player
Willi Weber (born 1942), German manager of Formula One driver, Michael Schumacher
Wolfgang Weber (born 1944), German former footballer
Yannick Weber (born 1988), Swiss ice hockey player

Weber/Mozart family

Relatives by marriage to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Constanze Mozart, Constanze Weber, Mozart's wife
- Aloysia Weber, her sister
- Josepha Weber, her sister
- Sophie Weber, her sister
- Cäcilia Weber, their mother
- Carl Maria von Weber composer; cousin of the Weber sisters
- Max Maria von Weber, civil engineer; son of Carl Maria von Weber