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WHEELER

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There are approximately 39,578 people named Wheeler in the UK. That makes it the 218th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 626 are named Wheeler.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Wheeler surname in historical dictionaries

WHEELER. In many dialects signifies wheelwright. This English surname has undergone a singular change in Normandy. M. de Gerville says : " The name of Houelleur which means ' charron ' cartwright in English, is as common, at least in the Cotentin, as that of Carron or Charron. I imagine that it was introduced into Normandy during the thirty-two years' occupation of this country by the English. The English orthography is very different from ours, namely, Wheeler : it literally signifies a maker of wheels." Memoires Soc. Antiq. Normandie, IS-td.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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