Wheat Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wheat Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wheat family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 114
Agricultural Labourer 23
Labourer 19
Domestic Servant 11
Coal Miner 6
Farm Labourer 5
Potter 5
Laundress 4
Farm Servant Indoor 4
Servant 4
Brick Maker 4
Lace Clipper 4
House Keeper 4
Frame Work Knitter 3
General Servant 3
Publican 3
Blacksmith 3
Potter Mould Maker 3
Button Maker 3
Cook 2
Plumber 2
Dress Maker 2
Engine Fitter 2
Hawker 2
Labourer Wife 2

Wheat Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 White 40% 654,575
2 Wheat 100% 5,509
3 Whaite 50% 1,179
4 Weate 60% 908
5 Whait 60% 641
6 Whate 60% 519
7 Weat 80% 469
8 Whit 60% 411
9 Wheate 83% 279
10 Whtie 40% 184
11 Weait 60% 168
12 Whte 40% 125
13 White House 27% 104

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The surname Wheat is the 2nd most popular variant of White.

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