Weaver (surname)

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:^[1]

1. Herefordshire (1: 328)
2. Worcestershire (1: 531)
3. Shropshire (1: 677)
4. Montgomeryshire (1: 875)
5. Somerset (1: 881)

6. Staffordshire (1: 990)
7. Radnorshire (1: 1,053)
8. Gloucestershire (1: 1,055)
9. Cheshire (1: 2,111)
10. Denbighshire (1: 2,191)

As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest in the following countries and territories:

1. United States (1: 2,102)
2. Antigua and Barbuda (1: 2,105)
3. Wales (1: 3,813)
4. England (1: 4,658)
5. New Zealand (1: 4,731)

6. Cayman Islands (1: 5,041)
7. United States Virgin Islands (1: 5,911)
8. Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1: 6,081)
9. Australia (1: 6,952)
10. Canada (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]

1. Pennsylvania (1: 815)
2. Alabama (1: 1,017)
3. Georgia (1: 1,033)
4. Indiana (1: 1,157)
5. West Virginia (1: 1,163)
6. Ohio (1: 1,196)
7. Arkansas (1: 1,252)
8. Oklahoma (1: 1,328)
9. Tennessee (1: 1,343)
10. North Carolina (1: 1,449)

11. Virginia (1: 1,580)
12. Alaska (1: 1,605)
13. Idaho (1: 1,675)
14. South Carolina (1: 1,701)
15. Maryland (1: 1,834)
16. Montana (1: 1,842)
17. Mississippi (1: 1,854)
18. Kansas (1: 1,867)
19. Missouri (1: 1,880)
20. Oregon (1: 1,899)

21. Delaware (1: 1,918)
22. Utah (1: 1,949)
23. Colorado (1: 1,995)
24. Kentucky (1: 2,003)
25. Wyoming (1: 2,016)
26. Texas (1: 2,039)
27. Michigan (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 (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 (1: 209)
17. Mifflin County, Pa. (1: 210)

People

Notable people with the surname include:

Al Weaver (born 1981), British stage actor
Amos Weaver, Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient
Blayne Weaver (born 1976), US actor
Buck Weaver (1890–1956), US baseball player
"Charley Weaver", comic persona of Cliff Arquette
Clement Weaver (1620–1683), member of House of Deputies, Colony of Rhode Island, 1678
Dennis Weaver, (1924–2006), US actor
Doodles Weaver (1911–1983), US comic and actor; brother of Pat Weaver, uncle of Sigourney Weaver
Earl Weaver (1930–2013), Major League Baseball manager
Edmund Weaver (astronomer) (1683–1748), astronomer
Edmund Weaver (MP) (1610-1672), English member of the House of Commons
George Weaver (disambiguation), multiple people
Henry A. Weaver (1820–1890), Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1857 to 1860.
Henry Grady Weaver (1889–1949), author of The Mainspring of Human Progress, General Motors executive
Jacki Weaver, an Australian theatre, film, and television actress
James Weaver (disambiguation), multiple people
Jered Weaver (born 1982), US baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Jeff Weaver (born 1976), US baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
John Weaver (disambiguation), multiple people
Leonard Weaver, fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Weaver (boxer) (born 1952), boxer
Mike Weaver (ice hockey) (born 1978), NHL ice hockey player
Nicky Weaver (born 1979), English footballer
Sylvester "Pat" Weaver (1908–2002), US television executive, father of actress Sigourney Weaver, brother of Doodles Weaver
Patty Weaver (born 1955), American actress
Pauline Weaver (1797–1867), mountain man, trapper, prospector, scout for the Mormon Battalion and Civil War armies
Randy Weaver, the initial reason and target of the Ruby Ridge siege.
Richard C. Weaver, better known as the "Handshake Man"
Richard M. Weaver (1910–1963), US scholar and author
Richard Weaver (MP) (1575–1642), English member of the House of Commons
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 member of the House of Commons
Sigourney Weaver (born 1949), US actress, daughter of Pat Weaver, and niece of Doodles Weaver
Warren Weaver (1894–1978), mathematician and author of Weaver's memorandum for machine translation
William Weaver (1923–2013), translator

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Weaver Surname Distribution