Wheelock Surname

81,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Wheelock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wheelock,' a parish in Cheshire.

John de Whelok, Cheshire, 2 Henry IV (1400): East Cheshire.

1657. Married — William Beuer and Jane Wheellocks: St. Mary Aldermary.

Randle Wheelock, of Wheelock, 1661: Wills at Chester.

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Wheelock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3891:67,2597,831
Nicaragua1491:40,4101,297
Australia761:355,20729,862
Canada701:526,36644,416
England661:844,21344,691
Guatemala571:282,1524,372
Wales231:134,5459,804
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1401:23,4672,939

Wheelock (474) may also be a first name.

Wheelock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wheelock,' a parish in Cheshire.

John de Whelok, Cheshire, 2 Henry IV (1400): East Cheshire.

1657. Married — William Beuer and Jane Wheellocks: St. Mary Aldermary.

Randle Wheelock, of Wheelock, 1661: Wills at Chester.

Hugh Wheelock, of Wheelock, 1677: ibid.

1743. — Thomas Tharp and Francis Wheelock: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging toWheelock (Chesh.), 14th cent. Whelok [lack of suff. early forms makes this unique name difficult to elucidate: prob. the second element is Old English loc(a, enclosure, stronghold, and the first for Old English hwít, white]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wheelock (winding), in Cheshire; dweller near the Wheelock River.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From a village in Cheshire, England, of the same name.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

1. From Wheelock, name of townships co. Chester, and in Vermont, N. E. Montpelier. 2. Same as Whellock, Whelock, Wellock, Willock; from Will, William.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wheelock Last Name Facts

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

Wheelock is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheelock? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wheelock is the 81,672nd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,225,828 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Wheelock reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 390,891st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 474 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,389 people, or 1 in 67,259. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Wheelock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wheelock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wheelock surname rose 252 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 9 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wheelock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wheelock surname is principally Anglican (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wheelock last name are 10.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wheelock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 235.96% more than the national average, earning R 798,360 per year; in United States they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $44,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $46,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheellock946/
Wheeloock942/
Wheelocke940/
Whelock937/
Weelock935/
Wheeloc934/
Wheelok932/
Whellock8813/
Wheelotk882/
Wheelack881/
Whielock881/
Wheloock881/
Whealock880/
Wheslock880/
Whetlock880/
Whhelock880/
Welock8645/
Weelok861/
Wheellack820/
Wellock80781/
Wielock80106/
Whilock8096/
Weslock8089/
Weylock803/
Weilock803/
Weloock802/
Wetlock802/
Beelock801/
Welocks800/
Whylock800/
Whelack800/
Whalock800/
Welok7720/
Whillock75695/
Withlock7513/
Wihtlock751/
Weatlock751/
Weslocke751/
Whislock751/
Belock71277/
Wylock71137/
Walock71114/
Wilock7175/
Welack7163/
Wolock7159/
Whitlocke7141/
Velock7122/
Whittlock7117/
Waelok711/
Whaitlock711/
Whitliock711/
Wealoc711/
Whillocke710/
Willock672,392/
Wallock67391/
Witlock67111/
Wollock6783/
Wylocke6747/
Waylock6746/
Vielock6729/
Beilock6722/
Wehlack6718/
Wislock6717/
Wilockx679/
Whitloc677/
Behlock674/
Whitlok674/
Wijlock673/
Weilack673/
Wählack672/
Veslock672/
Wilocks672/
Wilgock671/
Waloick671/
Huilock671/
Woelack670/
Whalack670/
Veloick670/
Wellack670/

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