Wheelton Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wheelton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wheelton (Lanc.), 14th cent. Whelton, Queltone, 13th cent. Quelton (for Hwelton) [here again the lack of Anglo-Saxon forms makes impossible a definite pronouncement as to the origin of the first element of this unique name: a reasonable suggestion, however, is that it represents Old English hwealf, hollow, concave): + Old English tún, enclosure, &c.

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Wheelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:323,94224,037
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Australia381:710,41347,396
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales61:515,75523,171
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wheelton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wheelton (Lanc.), 14th cent. Whelton, Queltone, 13th cent. Quelton (for Hwelton) [here again the lack of Anglo-Saxon forms makes impossible a definite pronouncement as to the origin of the first element of this unique name: a reasonable suggestion, however, is that it represents Old English hwealf, hollow, concave): + Old English tún, enclosure, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wheelton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wheelton is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheelton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 868,551st most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Wheelton are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

Wheelton is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 323,942. In England Wheelton is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 24 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 14 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 9 percent are found. Not including England this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Wheelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wheelton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wheelton surname increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 5,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wheelton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wheelton surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wheelton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $40,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $50,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whelton931,589/
Whealton88399/
Wheltton881/
Whellton881/
Weselton881/
Welton8610,137/
Whilton8084/
Wealton8060/
Wellton8054/
Wholton8031/
Whalton8026/
Wahlton803/
Whylton803/
Welthon801/
Welhton801/
Weltohn801/
Weldton800/
Weltone800/
Whettleton7824/
Whittelton781/
Welleton752/
Wetleton751/
Walton71156,730/
Wilton7119,198/
Wolton71614/
Weltan7115/
Wylton713/
Wettleton710/
Whitleton710/
Wleton710/
Whittleton67436/
Willton6737/
Wallton6737/
Wohltan6723/
Waldton6719/
Walthon6714/
Wiltone676/
Waltton676/
Bjelton675/
Wolthon674/
Wilthon672/
Waltonh671/
Wuilton671/
Vhilton671/
Whiltom670/
Waltoon670/
Waalton670/
Bealton670/

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