Wheatley

Origin: Old English

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Popularity by Country

Rank #1483

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗

Rank #2740

Frequency 12,097 people (4.48 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 85.35% Hispanic 1.45% Black 11.04% Asian/PI 0.41% Native Am. 0.38% Two+ 1.38%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Rank #155386

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Last names that start with W, sorted by popularity.

Weber

France (#161) United States (#252)2 countries
Wagner

United States (#152) France (#307)2 countries
Weiss

France (#454) United States (#531)2 countries
Wolf

United States (#427) France (#1497)2 countries
Walter

1 views

France (#446) United States (#651) United Kingdom (#1830)3 countries
Wilhelm

France (#1508) United States (#1666)2 countries
Werner

United States (#931) France (#2568)2 countries
Winter

United States (#1043) United Kingdom (#1776) France (#3885)3 countries
Wren

United Kingdom (#1577) United States (#3092)2 countries
Whitlock

United States (#2003) United Kingdom (#2914)2 countries