# Wheeler (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wheeler/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname, derived from the trade of wheeler.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 125,058 |
| US rank (2010) | 243 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,469 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (121,684 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈ(h)wiː.lə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Whaler, Wiler |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wheeler in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wheeler in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Wheeler

- John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist (1911-2008)
- Mortimer Wheeler, British archaeologist (1890-1976)
- Maggie Wheeler, American actress
- Blake Wheeler, American ice hockey player
- Andrew R. Wheeler, 15th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler, American mathematician (1883–1966)
- Adam Wheeler, American sport wrestler
- Burton K. Wheeler, American politician and lawyer (1882–1975)
- Michael Wheeler, British athlete (1935–2020)
- Laura Wheeler Waring, African American painter (1887-1948)
- Candace Wheeler, American interior designer (1827–1923)
- Lyle R. Wheeler, American art director (1905–1990)

and 17 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Waller, Weller, Weiler, Woolery, Willer, Woller.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.