Wheatley Surname
Approximately 39,341 people bear this surname
Wheatley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Whatley,' a parish in dioc of Bath and Wells; (2) 'of Wheatley,' parishes in the Dioceses Oxford and Southwell; (3) 'of Wheatley,' three separate hamlets in Yorkshire, one a township in the parish of Doncaster, one a hamlet in the parish of Ilkley, and one a hamlet in the parish of Ovenden.
Read More About This SurnameWheatley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,267 | 1:20,991 | 2,650 |
| England | 12,537 | 1:4,444 | 608 |
| Australia | 4,581 | 1:5,893 | 866 |
| Canada | 1,491 | 1:24,712 | 3,338 |
| South Africa | 463 | 1:117,014 | 13,941 |
| New Zealand | 335 | 1:13,517 | 2,344 |
| Scotland | 326 | 1:16,423 | 2,022 |
| Wales | 309 | 1:10,015 | 1,107 |
| Jamaica | 241 | 1:11,908 | 1,218 |
| Ireland | 237 | 1:19,869 | 2,063 |
| Thailand | 187 | 1:377,745 | 66,352 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Ecuador | 132 | 1:120,499 | 6,596 |
| British Virgin Islands | 126 | 1:251 | 51 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 124 | 1:890 | 128 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Spain | 65 | 1:719,262 | 31,067 |
| Northern Ireland | 62 | 1:29,759 | 3,120 |
| Panama | 57 | 1:68,636 | 2,986 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Nicaragua | 9 | 1:669,010 | 4,135 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 117 | 1:37,862 | 3,515 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,018 | 1:4,050 | 586 |
| Scotland | 78 | 1:47,990 | 3,371 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,159 | 1:23,260 | 2,916 |
Wheatley (4,803) may also be a first name.
Wheatley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Whatley,' a parish in dioc of Bath and Wells; (2) 'of Wheatley,' parishes in the Dioceses Oxford and Southwell; (3) 'of Wheatley,' three separate hamlets in Yorkshire, one a township in the parish of Doncaster, one a hamlet in the parish of Ilkley, and one a hamlet in the parish of Ovenden.
Peter de Watele, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry de Watele, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1591. Francis Whatman, Sussex, pleb.: Register of the University of Oxford.
1794. Married — Roger Whatman and Jane Webb: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Eng). belonging to Wheatley; or Dweller at 1 the Wheat-Lea [Old English hwœte + leáh] 2 the White Lea [Old English hwít + leáh] Johannes de Whetlay.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
Wheatley, Notts, Wateleie and Wateleia in Domesday-Bk., was Whetleye, and also Whiteley, in the 14th cent. Wheatley, Durh., was Whetley and Whatley in the 14th cent. Wheatley, Oxon, was Watele in the 13th cent. Wheatley, Doncaster, was Watelage in Domesday-Bk.
(English) One who came from Wheatley (open place where wheat was grown), the name of several places in England.
Parishes and places in cos. Oxon, Lancaster, Nottingham, &c.
A location name in Devon, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Yorkshire.
Wheatley Demographics
Average Wheatley Salary in
United States
$44,003 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wheatley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wheatley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wheatley has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wheatley? popularity and diffusion
Wheatley is the 14,157th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 185,240 people. The surname Wheatley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Wheatley are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wheatley is also the 98,631st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 4,803 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 17,267 people, or 1 in 20,991. In The United States Wheatley is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 10 percent live, Kentucky, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 86 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Wheatley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wheatley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wheatley surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 418 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 203 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wheatley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wheatley last name is principally Anglican (51%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wheatley surname are 16.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.28% being registered with the party.
The amount Wheatley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 58.26% more than the national average, earning 547,717 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.52% more than the national average, earning R 395,724 per year; in United States they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $44,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $54,582 CAD per year.
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