Weibull

Weibull is a Swedish locational surname. The Weibull family share the same roots as the Danish / Norwegian noble family of Falsen. They originated from and were named after the village of Weiböl in Widstedts parish, Jutland, but settled in Skåne, Sweden in the 17th century.^[1] The surname Weibull may refer to:

• Curt Weibull (1886–1991), Swedish historian
• Lauritz Weibull (1873–1960), Swedish historian
• Marie Weibull Kornias (born 1954), Swedish politician
• Waloddi Weibull (1887–1979), Swedish scientist and mathematician

Other uses

A number of statistical concepts are named after Waloddi Weibull:

• Exponentiated Weibull distribution
• Poly-Weibull distribution
• Q-Weibull distribution
• Weibull distribution
• Weibull fading
• Weibull modulus