Weibull is a Swedish locational surname. The Weibull family share the same roots as the Danish / Norwegian noble family of Falsen.[1] 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
References
References
- Släkten Weibulls Hemsida. "Family Weibull Ancestry". Retrieved on 14 January 2016.