Wheeler Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Wheeler Name Meaning: An English name meaning 'maker of wheelers', taken from the Anglo-Saxon 'whele'(wheel).

An occupational name given to someone associated with the of making wheels of any description.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wheeler Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wheeler family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2,357
Farm Labourer 236
General Labourer 208
Private Means 207
Labourer 167
General Servant (domestic) 161
Dressmaker 116
None 116
Domestic Servant 107
Laundress 99
Clerk 99
Bricklayer 94
House Painter 87
Scholar 80
At School 76
Dress Maker 72
Carpenter 68
Shop Assistant 68
Carman 66
Coal Miner Hewer 65
Gardener Domestic 62
Cook (domestic) 61
Nil 54
Gardener (domestic) 53
At Home 53

Wheeler Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wheeler 100% 132,221
2 Waller 57% 55,107
3 Wheller 86% 2,894
4 Whaler 71% 780
5 Whealer 86% 691
6 Wheler 86% 627
7 Waler 57% 458
8 Willar 43% 430
9 Wheelar 86% 261
10 Wheelor 86% 188
11 Whiler 71% 118
12 Wheeller 88% 112
13 Whelar 71% 107

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

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