Weatherby (surname)

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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:

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

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Weathersby

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Weatherbee

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Wetherby

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Weathersbee

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References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 655. ISBN 0198605617.
  2. ^ Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names (2003), p. 587.