Wheatley (surname)

Wheatley (surname)

" As a surname Wheatley means "From the wheat meadow" in Anglo Saxon.

Alternative spellings include Wheatly, Whatley, Whitley, and Wheatleigh. Whether this is an association of work, or of origin, is debatable. It seems safe to say that if someone originated from a place where wheat was grown, then they probably farmed it at some point in time. However, it is true that "de Wheatley" (of Wheatley) was in use from around the 12th century, and ascribed to some of those that came from the town of Wheatley in Oxfordshire, which was founded around 956 AD. There was a reference to the town in the Millennium Information booklet, published in England. It was also around the 12th century that the custom of adopting a father's name, or his profession, as a surname, became more prevalent.

Other theories ascribe to the belief that most of the ancestry comes from a John Wheatland, who was a very wealthy land owner in Surrey. The Wheatland name was then corrupted into Wheatley, Wheatleigh, and in some cases Wheatly.

Wheatley may refer to:
* Alan Wheatley, actor
* Ben Wheatley, Animator, Director
* Blane Wheatley
* Doug Wheatley, comic book artist
* Dennis Wheatley, author
* Francis Wheatley, painter
* Francis Wheatley, English soldier
* Glenn Wheatley
* Henry B. Wheatley, author
* Jane Wheatley
* John Wheatley, (d.1930), Scottish politician
* John Wheatley, (d.1988), Scottish politician
* Kevin Wheatley, Australian soldier
* Meg Wheatley, management consultant
* Mervyn Wheatley
* Ossie Wheatley
* Peter Jaffrey Wheatley
* Phil Wheatley
* Phillis Wheatley, poet
* Rebecca Wheatley, actor
* Thomas Wheatley (locomotive engineer)
* Thomas Wheatley (actor)
* Tyrone Wheatley, American footballer
* W.J. Wheatley, american educator
* Willard Wheatley
* William Wheatley

ee also

* List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames
* Whateley
* [http://www.heraldrycrests.com/ Heraldry and Crests]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wheatley — may refer to:People* See Wheatley (surname)PlacesAs a place name Wheatley may refer to the following places:;in Canada: * Wheatley, Ontario;in England: * Wheatley, Hampshire * Wheatley, Oxfordshire * Wheatley, South Yorkshire * Wheatley, West… …   Wikipedia

  • Wheatley — noun a) Any of several place names b) An English surname derived from the place name …   Wiktionary

  • Whatley (surname) — Whatley is a surname, and may refer to:* Booker T. Whatley * Ennis Whatley (born 1962), American basketball player * Fez Whatley * Nicola Grace Ann Whatley, Actress * Pez Whatley * Steve Whatley * Tim Whatley, fictional dentist on the NBC sitcom… …   Wikipedia

  • Samuel Pepys — Pepys redirects here. For other uses, see Pepys (disambiguation). Samuel Pepys Portrait of Samuel Pepys by J. Hayls. Oil on canvas, 1666, 756 mm × 629 mm National Portrait Gallery, London. Born 23 February 1633( …   Wikipedia

  • Cooke Baronets — There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Cooke, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Ireland. One creation is extant as of 2008. See also Cook Baronets. The Cooke Baronetcy, of Wheatley Hall in …   Wikipedia

  • Columbia (name) — For other uses, see Columbia (disambiguation) and British Columbia. Personified Columbia, from a World War I patriotic poster. Columbia (   …   Wikipedia

  • Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh — For other people known as Duke of Edinburgh, see Duke of Edinburgh. For others known as Prince Philip, see Prince Philip (disambiguation). Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip in 1992 …   Wikipedia

  • Dennis — or Denis is either the first or last name of a male derived from the Greco Roman name Dionysius meaning servant of Dionysus ,[citation needed] the Thracian god of wine, which is ultimately derived from the Greek Dios (Διός, of Zeus ) combined… …   Wikipedia

  • china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

  • China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”