How common is the surname Wheat?

10,979 people in the United States had the surname Wheat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,121 Americans. It ranked 3,290th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wheat?

Zack Wheat, American baseball player, followed by Alan Wheat.

Where is the surname Wheat most common?

Wikidata records people named Wheat in the United States.

Is the surname Wheat getting more or less common?

More common. 10,855 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,979 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Wheat

An English surname, carried by 10,979 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wheat is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

English origin

English surname, probably from the noun wheat. Another sense meaning "bold, active, brave" is derived from Old English hwettan (“to encourage, embolden, sharpen”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,979 people named Wheat in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,121 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,855.

#3,290

rank among US surnames

10,979

people in 2010

3.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,062)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,282	Mortensen	11,013	28,035
#3,283	Domingo	11,012	28,037
#3,284	Fanning	11,007	28,050
#3,285	Palumbo	11,005	28,055
#3,286	Hartmann	11,000	28,068
#3,287	Dial	10,997	28,075
#3,288	Pino	10,993	28,086

Who is named Wheat

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Wheat identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wheats

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zack Wheat
American baseball player, 1888–1972
Alan Wheat
American politician, born 1951

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wheat come from?: English surname, probably from the noun wheat. Another sense meaning "bold, active, brave" is derived from Old English hwettan (“to encourage, embolden, sharpen”).
How common is the surname Wheat?: 10,979 people in the United States had the surname Wheat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,121 Americans. It ranked 3,290th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wheat?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Wheat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wheat?: Zack Wheat, American baseball player, followed by Alan Wheat.
Where is the surname Wheat most common?: Wikidata records people named Wheat in the United States.
Is the surname Wheat getting more or less common?: More common. 10,855 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,979 in 2010, up 1.1%.