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
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Wheaton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wheaton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wheaton is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wheaton? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 31,911th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 435,962 people. The last name Wheaton is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wheaton live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 108 people.
The last name Wheaton is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 11,809 people, or 1 in 30,693. In The United States Wheaton is most common in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists 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 occurrence of Wheaton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wheaton surname are 9.92% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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