Wheatstone Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wheatstone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whetstone,' a parish in Leicestershire, five miles from the capital. Also a hamlet, partly in Hertfordshire and partly in Middlesex.

1615. Edward Whytestone, or Whetstone, Bedfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Wheatstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:452,99229,924
Wales791:39,1713,833
Australia661:409,02632,879
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wheatstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whetstone,' a parish in Leicestershire, five miles from the capital. Also a hamlet, partly in Hertfordshire and partly in Middlesex.

1615. Edward Whytestone, or Whetstone, Bedfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1719. Married — John Whetstone and Jane Price: St. Antholin (London).

1750. — Nicholas Wetstone and Mary Bowman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1752. — Edward Whetstone and Margaret Watkins: ibid.

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

= Whetstone, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Leicester, and a hamlet in the parish of Tideswell, co. Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Whetstone, name of places in cos. Derby, Leicester, and Middlesex. Hence, by corruption, Wheatstone. See Smalstone.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Whetstone; a location name in Leicestershire, Middlesex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wheatstone Last Name Facts

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

Wheatstone is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wheatstone click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheatstone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 906,170th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The last name Wheatstone occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Wheatstone live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 452,992. In England it is most common in: Essex, where 21 percent are found, Herefordshire, where 18 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England Wheatstone occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Wheatstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wheatstone has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wheatstone last name increased 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,580 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 7 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wheatstone Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wheatstone earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning $46,752 CAD per year.

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