Wheatly Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wheatly 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.

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Wheatly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3881:934,17369,936
England441:1,266,32057,817
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4791:50,8886,180
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8581:58,5306,485

Wheatly (54) may also be a first name.

Wheatly 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in cos. Oxon, Lancaster, Nottingham, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wheatly Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wheatly Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wheatly occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheatly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 617,991st most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wheatly reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 54 people.

Wheatly is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 934,173. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Wheatly is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent live.

Wheatly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wheatly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 55 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wheatly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wheatly surname is predominantly Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wheatly last name are 27.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wheatly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $41,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $51,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheathly932/
Wheaatly930/
Wheatlly930/
Weatly921/
Wheathley884/
Wheatlley881/
Whheatley881/
Wheatleyh881/
Wheattley880/
Weathly865/
Weattly860/
Wheattle802/
Wehatley802/
Whiatley801/
Wheatlui801/
Wiatley711/
Weathle711/
Whiotley670/
Beotly621/
Wyatle620/
Veatle620/

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