Weatherby Surname

86,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

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.

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Weatherby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7031:97,88310,907
Canada6351:58,0256,845
Australia6101:44,2555,582
England5501:101,30610,665
Wales221:140,66110,115
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4141:58,8786,919
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8061:62,3066,809

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Wetherby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wetherby (sheep farm), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wetherby, a town in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Weatherby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weatherby Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Weatherby is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weatherby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,088th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,301,580 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Weatherby live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Weatherby is also the 2,239,265th most common first name in the world It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3,703 people, or 1 in 97,883. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Georgia, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Weatherby occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Weatherby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weatherby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Weatherby surname increased 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weatherby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weatherby surname are 16.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.27% registered to vote for 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

Weatherby FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Weatherby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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