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

Wheelton is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wheelton.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheelton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 868,551st most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name Wheelton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Wheelton live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 323,942. In England Wheelton is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 24 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 14 percent live and Staffordshire, where 9 percent live. Besides England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Wheelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wheelton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wheelton surname rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 5,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wheelton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wheelton last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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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