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Where Does The Last Name Wheatley Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wheatley is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheatley? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 14,157^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 185,240 people. The surname Wheatley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Wheatley live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wheatley is also the 98,631^st most common first name globally, held by 4,803 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 17,267 people, or 1 in 20,991. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 10 percent are found, Kentucky, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 86 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Wheatley Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wheatley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wheatley last name rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 418 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 203 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wheatley Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wheatley last name are 16.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.28% being registered to vote for the political 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.