Weatherby (surname)

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
Meaning	A person from Wetherby
Region of origin	West Yorkshire
Other names
Variant form(s)	Weatherby, Weatherbee, Wetherby, Wetherbee, Wethersby, Witherby

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

See also

• Mr. Weatherbee, fictional character in the Archie Comics universe
• Weatherby (disambiguation)