Wheaton is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wheaton
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

One who came from Wheaton, i.e., homestead where wheat was grown, in Staffordshire.

How popular is Wheaton?

Wheaton is common in United States, Canada, Australia, England, Liberia, New Zealand.

Wheaton is ranked 31954 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wheaton bearers increased by 6.23 per cent in 2010 US census to 9202 since 2000, the surname slipped by 89 spots and ranked at 3847. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.34 78.56
Black 16.53 17.1
Hispanic or Latino 2.51 1.5
Others 2.33 1.71
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.72 0.79
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.58 0.35
Wheaton is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 16715 people have been found who wears Wheaton as their family name. Wheaton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wheaton:
3,819 United States11,808
Countries with thousands of Wheaton:
2,551 Canada2,044
2,866 Australia1,307
6,682 England1,013
Countries with hundreds of Wheaton:
2,530 Liberia170
5,546 New Zealand142
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,712 Wales82
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,577 Scotland21
103,459 South Africa21
489 Cayman Islands17
259,941 France13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
87,318 Belgium9
3,029 Guam8
62,476 Israel8
50,495 Mexico7

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman John Wheaton from Ireland aboard the Arrick from Cork & Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on February 5, 1849. Francis Wheaton, aged 22, Workman Daniel Wheaton, Eugene Wheaton, aged 26, 14 years old Ann Wheaton, 14 years old Michael Wheaton, Immigrant Martha Wheaton, Farmer John Wheaton, 40 years old Mary-Ann Wheaton, John Wheaton, and 11 other Wheaton around 60% of whom were workman while others worked as weaver migrated to US from Cork & Liverpool, Limerick and Belfast.

From Germany

Mart. Wheaton worked as architect and hailed from Germany. 37 years old embarked for United States from Hamburg & Havre on Westphalia and arrived on June 23, 1869.

Wheaton Namesakes

  • Emily Wheaton, British-Australian actress
  • Horace Wheaton, United States Representative from New York
  • Frank K. Wheaton, American attorney, agent, and actor
  • Wil Wheaton, American actor, television personality, blogger
  • Henry Wheaton, United States lawyer, jurist and diplomat
  • James Wheaton, American motion picture, stage
  • Loyd Wheaton, United States general
  • Will Wheaton, Willie Mack Wheaton Jr
  • David Wheaton, author, radio host
  • Frank Wheaton, career military officer
  • Karen Wheaton, American Pentecostal preacher
  • Charles Augustus Wheaton, businessman and major figure
  • Kenny Wheaton, former professional American football defensive back
  • Laban Wheaton, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

Wheaton Namesakes

  • Emily Wheaton, British-Australian actress
  • Horace Wheaton, United States Representative from New York
  • Frank K. Wheaton, American attorney, agent, and actor
  • Wil Wheaton, American actor, television personality, blogger
  • Henry Wheaton, United States lawyer, jurist and diplomat
  • James Wheaton, American motion picture, stage
  • Loyd Wheaton, United States general
  • Will Wheaton, Willie Mack Wheaton Jr
  • David Wheaton, author, radio host
  • Frank Wheaton, career military officer
  • Karen Wheaton, American Pentecostal preacher
  • Charles Augustus Wheaton, businessman and major figure
  • Kenny Wheaton, former professional American football defensive back
  • Laban Wheaton, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

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