An English and German surname, Weaver comes from the Middle English word of ‘weven’ which means to weave thread and cloth. The Old English form was spelled ‘wefan’. Another Old English form was ‘wefer’ and ‘wefere’ which meant a winding stream.

In Germany the surname would be Weber. Spellings forms for Weaver include Weever and Wever.

Within Scotland the Weaver surname is in Wigtownshire and Lanarkshire counties.

In England, Weaver is most regions. It originated in the Cheshire region. Weaver is especially heavily populated in London, in Kent, Sussex, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and into the counties bordering Wales.

The states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Georgia, Texas, California, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan and Indiana within the United States have the greatest percent of those with the Weaver surname.

Famous: Buck Weaver (professional baseball player), Sigourney Weaver (film actress), William Ralph Weaver (developed the Weaver rail mount), Dennis Weaver (actor), James Weaver (English race car driver), Leonard Weaver (professional football player), Powell ‘Pauline’ Weaver (American southwest explorer and military scout) and Mike Weaver (professional boxer).