Weatherby (surname)

Weathersby
Language(s)English
Origin
MeaningA person from Wetherby
Region of originWest Yorkshire
Other names
Variant form(s)Weatherby, Weatherbee, Wetherby, Wetherbee, Wethersby, Witherby

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

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