Weatherby (surname) explained

Weathersby
Language:	English
Meaning:	A person from Wetherby
Region:	West Yorkshire
Variant:	Weatherby, Weatherbee, Wetherby, Wetherbee, Wethersby, Witherby

Weatherby, Weatherbee, Wethersby, Wethersbee, and Wetherby are related English surnames, originally given to people from Wetherby, West Yorkshire.^[1] The place name, in turn, derives from Old English terms derived "from Old Norse veðr 'wether (sheep)' + býr 'farmstead'".^[2] People with the surnames include:

Weatherby

Charles Alfred Weatherby (1875–1949), American botanist
Delia L. Weatherby (1843—1916) American social reformer, author
Dennis Weatherby (1959–2007), American inventor, scientist, and university administrator
Sir Francis Weatherby (1885–1969), English cricketer, soldier and horse racing official
James Weatherby (fl. 1770s–1790s), founder of Weatherbys Group, a UK conglomerate
John Weatherby (1870–1948), English cricketer
Meredith Weatherby (c.1914–1997), American publisher
Roy Weatherby (1910—1988), American gunsmith, founder of the Weatherby gun company

Weathersby

Carl Weathersby (born 1953), American blues musician
Davis Weathersby, American football coach
Dennis Weathersby (born 1980), American football player
Thomas Weathersby Sr. (born 1944), American politician
Toby Weathersby (born 1996), American football player

Weatherbee

Artemus E. Weatherbee (1918-1995), American Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Rogelio Weatherbee (born 1955), Mexican weightlifter
Randolph Weatherbee (1907–1976), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court

Wetherby

Lawrence Wetherby (1908–1994), Governor of Kentucky

Weathersbee

Louis Weathersbee (fl. 1960s), NASCAR Grand National Series race car owner

Notes and References

Book: Hanks . Patrick . Hodges . Flavia . The Oxford Names Companion . 2002 . Oxford University Press . 0198605617 . 655.
Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names (2003), p. 587.