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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