Wheaton Surname
Approximately 16,716 people bear this surname
Wheaton Surname Definition:
(Eng). 1 belonging to Wheaton = the Wheat-Enclosure [Old English hwœte +tún] 2 = Whitton, q.v.
Wheaton Aston, Staffs, was Whetone Aston in the 14th cent.
Wheaton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,809 | 1:30,693 | 3,819 |
| Canada | 2,044 | 1:18,026 | 2,551 |
| Australia | 1,307 | 1:20,655 | 2,866 |
| England | 1,013 | 1:55,003 | 6,682 |
| Liberia | 170 | 1:25,933 | 2,530 |
| New Zealand | 142 | 1:31,890 | 5,546 |
| Wales | 82 | 1:37,738 | 3,712 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Cayman Islands | 17 | 1:3,758 | 489 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 603 | 1:40,423 | 5,135 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,687 | 1:18,689 | 2,375 |
Wheaton (108) may also be a first name.
Wheaton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Eng). 1 belonging to Wheaton = the Wheat-Enclosure [Old English hwœte +tún] 2 = Whitton, q.v.
Wheaton Aston, Staffs, was Whetone Aston in the 14th cent.
(English) One who came from Wheaton (homestead where wheat was grown), in Staffordshire.
Local. So called from a place of the same name on the river Nen, Northamptonshire, England. Whitton, Saxon, the white hill. Whiddon, Cornish-British, white.
A location name in Staffordshire.
Wheaton was a frequent Exmouth name in the 17th century (Webb), and it still occurs in the town.
Wheaton Demographics
Average Wheaton Salary in
United States
$42,159 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wheaton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wheaton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wheaton has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wheaton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,911th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 435,962 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wheaton live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wheaton is also the 904,892nd most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 108 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11,809 people, or 1 in 30,693. In The United States Wheaton is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Wheaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wheaton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wheaton surname rose 439 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 547 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wheaton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wheaton last name are 9.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.69% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wheaton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $42,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $48,500 CAD per year.
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Wheaton Reference & Research
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