How common is the surname Wheelock?

3,827 people in the United States had the surname Wheelock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,676 Americans. It ranked 8,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wheelock?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Wheelock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Wheelock getting more or less common?

More common. 3,815 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,827 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Wheelock

A surname, carried by 3,827 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wheelock is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,827 people named Wheelock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,676 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,815.

#8,602

rank among US surnames

3,827

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,019)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,597	Alter	3,830	80,612
#8,598	Dowden	3,829	80,633
#8,599	Neale	3,828	80,655
#8,602	Liggins	3,827	80,676

Who is named Wheelock

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

88% of people named Wheelock identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Wheelock?: 3,827 people in the United States had the surname Wheelock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,676 Americans. It ranked 8,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wheelock?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Wheelock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Wheelock getting more or less common?: More common. 3,815 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,827 in 2010, up 0.3%.