Weatherwax Family History
Weatherwax Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Wiederwachs: from Middle Low German wedder Middle High German weder ‘against’ ‘hostile’ + wachs- ‘grow’ (wedderwassen ‘to arise against’) a nickname for an obstinate person. The surname Wiederwachs is no longer found in Germany.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022