- Wheatley (surname)
" As a surname Wheatley means "From the wheat meadow" in Anglo Saxon.
Alternative spellings include
Wheatly ,Whatley ,Whitley , andWheatleigh . Whether this is an association of work, or of origin, is debatable. It seems safe to say that if someone originated from a place wherewheat 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 inSurrey . 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
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List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames
*Whateley
* [http://www.heraldrycrests.com/ Heraldry and Crests]
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