Wheatley Name Meaning: Habitational from any of the various places named 'Wheatley'. Old english 'Hwoete' wheat + 'leah' clearing.
The name is of english origin & may have indicated a clearing where 'wheat' was grown.
Discover how your Wheatley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 17 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 19 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 12 |
| Derbyshire | 233 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 28 |
| Durham | 433 |
| Essex | 54 |
| Gloucestershire | 7 |
| Hampshire | 41 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 23 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 94 |
| Lancashire | 128 |
| Leicestershire | 135 |
| Lincolnshire | 116 |
| London | 396 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 140 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 67 |
| Nottinghamshire | 322 |
| Oxfordshire | 37 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 23 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 15 |
| Surrey | 87 |
| Sussex | 107 |
| Staffordshire | 131 |
| Warwickshire | 169 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 27 |
| Worcestershire | 31 |
| Yorkshire | 564 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 653 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 105 |
| Coal Miner | 66 |
| Labourer | 43 |
| House Servant | 36 |
| Dress Maker | 35 |
| Laundress | 27 |
| Servant | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 23 |
| Shoe Maker | 22 |
| House Keeper | 20 |
| Carpenter | 20 |
| General Servant | 19 |
| Straw Plaiter | 18 |
| Carter | 13 |
| Tailor | 13 |
| Lace Maker | 13 |
| Farm Labourer | 12 |
| Silk Winder | 12 |
| Grocer | 11 |
| Groom | 10 |
| Gardener | 9 |
| Iron Moulder | 9 |
| Joiner | 9 |
| Farmer's Wife | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Wheatley | 2,854 |
| Mary Wheatley | 2,730 |
| John Wheatley | 2,304 |
| George Wheatley | 1,655 |
| Elizabeth Wheatley | 1,633 |
| Thomas Wheatley | 1,534 |
| Sarah Wheatley | 1,517 |
| James Wheatley | 1,124 |
| Joseph Wheatley | 949 |
| Ann Wheatley | 911 |
| Charles Wheatley | 875 |
| Jane Wheatley | 807 |
| Henry Wheatley | 759 |
| Annie Wheatley | 640 |
| Emma Wheatley | 593 |
| Alice Wheatley | 591 |
| Eliza Wheatley | 580 |
| Hannah Wheatley | 516 |
| Samuel Wheatley | 509 |
| Frederick Wheatley | 493 |
| Ellen Wheatley | 486 |
| Arthur Wheatley | 478 |
| Robert Wheatley | 477 |
| Alfred Wheatley | 448 |
| Margaret Wheatley | 441 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheatley | 100% | 43,277 |
| 2 | Whiteley | 63% | 39,129 |
| 3 | Whitley | 75% | 21,987 |
| 4 | Whatley | 88% | 8,924 |
| 5 | Wheatly | 88% | 3,317 |
| 6 | Whitely | 50% | 3,217 |
| 7 | Whateley | 75% | 1,132 |
| 8 | Whitly | 63% | 503 |
| 9 | Weatley | 88% | 454 |
| 10 | Whately | 63% | 313 |
| 11 | Whetley | 88% | 178 |
| 12 | Wheetley | 88% | 138 |
| 13 | Whatly | 75% | 111 |
The surname Wheatley is the most popular version of all its varients