Wheel Surname
Approximately 720 people bear this surname
Wheel Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the wele' or weld; v. Weld.
Simon del Wele, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.
1609. John Boomer and Mary Weale: Marriage Lic. (London).
1740. Married — Lancelot Weale and Tabitha Lucas: St.
Read More About This SurnameWheel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 227 | 1:1,596,735 | 107,304 |
| Iran | 191 | 1:402,003 | 25,767 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 97 | 1:251,292 | 18,244 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:41,274 | 2,182 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Wheel (55) may also be a first name.
Wheel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the wele' or weld; v. Weld.
Simon del Wele, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.
1609. John Boomer and Mary Weale: Marriage Lic. (London).
1740. Married — Lancelot Weale and Tabitha Lucas: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Probably a very old Teutonic personal name. Wela and Welo were Old German names of the VIII. and IX. centuries. "The etymon of it (and not an inappropriate one) may be the Anglo-Saxon wela, wealth, happiness, prosperity." Ferguson.
Wheal (huel) is the Cornish word for a mine, as Wheal Mary, Wheal Jewell, Wheal Fortune, &c. The first bearer of the surname probably resided near some tin or lead mine.
From wheal, huél, a work, i. e., a mine; or from some local name compounded thereof: as Wheal Batson in St. Agnes; Wheal Vyvyan in Constantine; Wheal Whidden in Kea; Whealancarh, the rocky work or mine; Whcalancoats, the work in the wood; Whealanvor, the work by the wayside, or the great work or mine; Whealreath, the red work, or the open work or mine; Whealrose (in St. Agnes), the mine in the vale. There are also Wheal Mary, Wheal Jewell, Wheal Fortune, &c.
Wheel Demographics
Average Wheel Salary in
United States
$43,866 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wheel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wheel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wheel occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wheel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 467,272nd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 33 percent of Wheel live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most common forename worldwide It is held by 55 people.
Wheel is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States Wheel is mostly found in: Vermont, where 24 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 27 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.
Wheel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wheel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 946 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wheel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wheel last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wheel surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.41% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wheel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $46,864 CAD per year.
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