Wheeldon Surname

89,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wheeldon Surname Definition:

Perhaps Wheelton, a township in Lancashire.

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Wheeldon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0601:18,2092,609
United States9851:367,97932,676
Australia6921:39,0115,060
Canada3321:110,98111,875
Wales861:35,9833,576
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4621:16,6732,433
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Wheeldon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps Wheelton, a township in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Wheeldon means 'valley'.

- molly244

Wheeldon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wheeldon occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wheeldon.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheeldon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wheeldon is the 89,688th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,362,413 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Wheeldon live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 3,060 people, or 1 in 18,209. In England Wheeldon is mostly concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 16 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent live and Staffordshire, where 9 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Wheeldon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wheeldon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wheeldon last name expanded 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 662 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wheeldon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wheeldon last name are 17.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Wheeldon earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning R 262,308 per year; in United States they earn 0.1% less than the national average, earning $43,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.06% more than the national average, earning $58,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheldon931,424/
Weeldon934/
Whieldon88651/
Wheildon88420/
Whealdon88197/
Whelldon887/
Whheldon881/
Whaeldon881/
Weldon8627,095/
Wheatldon820/
Welldon80199/
Weldone8050/
Whildon8018/
Weldonn802/
Whaldon802/
Weildon801/
Weldojn800/
Wealdon800/
Welldone7562/
Whilldon756/
Wheildan751/
D'Weldon751/
Whealdom751/
Whildone750/
Waldon716,785/
Wildon71349/
Woldon7183/
Weldan7152/
Wyldon7118/
Wledon712/
Willdon675/
Walddon673/
Walldon673/
Wildone673/
Waldoun671/
Weldann671/
Waldoon670/
Welldan670/
Wilddon670/
Wheldam670/

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