The whealton Surname
whealton Name Meaning and History
Variant spelling of Wheelton, an English habitational name
from Wheelton in Lancashire or possibly Whilton in Northamptonshire,
both named with Old English hweol ‘wheel’ (perhaps
indicating a waterwheel or similar feature) + tun
‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. The spelling Whealton does not appear in
current English records.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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