Weatherby, Weatherbee, Weatherbie, 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'".Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names (2003), p. 587. 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 (1915–1997), 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
See also Mr. Weatherbee, fictional character in the Archie Comics universe Weatherby (disambiguation)
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