Weatherby Surname
Approximately 5,599 people bear this surname
Weatherby Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wetherby,' a market- town in the parish of Spofforth, West Riding of Yorkshire This surname has thriven better in the United States than in England. Wetherbee is an Americanism, but not entirely unknown in this country; compare Applebee.
Read More About This SurnameWeatherby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,703 | 1:97,883 | 10,907 |
| Canada | 635 | 1:58,025 | 6,845 |
| Australia | 610 | 1:44,255 | 5,582 |
| England | 550 | 1:101,306 | 10,665 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 414 | 1:58,878 | 6,919 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 806 | 1:62,306 | 6,809 |
Weatherby (23) may also be a first name.
Weatherby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wetherby,' a market- town in the parish of Spofforth, West Riding of Yorkshire This surname has thriven better in the United States than in England. Wetherbee is an Americanism, but not entirely unknown in this country; compare Applebee.
Robertas de Wethirby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
V. Wetherby.
(English) One who came from Wetherby (sheep farm), in Yorkshire.
Wetherby, a town in Yorkshire.
Weatherby Demographics
Average Male Weatherby Height
177.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Weatherby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weatherby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weatherby is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weatherby? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 86,088th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,301,580 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Weatherby are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Weatherby is also the 2,239,265th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,703 people, or 1 in 97,883. In The United States Weatherby is most prevalent in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Weatherby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Weatherby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Weatherby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Weatherby surname are 16.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.27% registered with the political party.
The amount Weatherby earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.12% less than the national average, earning R 147,060 per year; in United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $47,651 CAD per year.
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Weatherby Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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