The waybright Surname

waybright Name Meaning and History

Americanized form of German Weibrecht or Weybrecht, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements wig ‘battle’, ‘war’ + berht ‘bright’ (see Weybright).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The waybright name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the waybright family name as far back in history as possible.

waybright Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of waybright Families in the US in 1920

Number of waybright families

26-50

9-25

1-8

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Where is Schoenbrunn?	Greg Waybright	4
Waybright/Weybright family	palina18	7
Waybright / Weybrecht Family Lines	tracy smith	14
Waybright, Mary B. (OBIT PA 7-3-2007)	myobituarysite	0
Grover Waybright/Lucile Johns	kastf	0
looking for Katy Sue Waybright	renee clingerman miller	1
Waybright Family Tree	mike0828_1	0
Avail of Hans Martin Weybrecht or Waybrite CD	Connie Jordan	0
Oscar Blaine Waybright	Janet Waybright Barnes	2
Mary (Tunis?) Waybright, PA/VA to KY	genealochick79	0

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