Wheatley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wheatley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wheatley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,050
Coal Miner 145
Agricultural Labourer 82
General Labourer 74
Dress Maker 52
Domestic Servant 40
Living On Her Own Means 36
Living On Own Means 33
General Servant 33
General Servant Domestic 31
Labourer 31
Blacksmith 26
Farm Labourer 25
Farmer 24
Laundress 23
Gardener 22
General Domestic Servant 21
Joiner 21
Brick Layer 18
Tailor 18
Butcher 16
Clerk 16
Dressmaker 16
House Keeper 15
Grocer 15

Wheatley Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Wheatley is the most popular version of all its varients

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