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The wheeler Surname

wheeler Name Meaning and History

English: occupational name for a maker of wheels (for vehicles or for use in spinning or various other manufacturing processes), from an agent derivative of Middle English whele ‘wheel’. The name is particularly common on the Isle of Wight; on the mainland it is concentrated in the neighboring region of central southern England.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the wheeler family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of wheeler Families in the US in 1920
Number of wheeler families
 1005-2007
 336-1004		 1-335
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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