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
Living On Own Means 78
General Labourer 64
Scholar 57
Coal Miner Hewer 57
Dress Maker 48
General Servant Domestic 44
Cook Domestic 35
Bricklayer 30
School 24
Housemaid Domestic 23
Farmer 23
Domestic Servant 22
Dressmaker 20
Servant Domestic 20
House Maid Domestic 19
Laundress Wash 19
Butcher 18
Carpenter 17
House Painter 16
Tailor 16
Agricultural Labourer 16
House Keeper Domestic 15
Blacksmith 15
Carman 14
Coal Miner C Hewer 14

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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