as a Last Name
- 10,170
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Wheat
Meaning & Origins
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire): metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of wheat, from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ (a derivative of hwīt ‘white’, because of its use in making white flour).
| 3,055th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 10,170
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Wheat per capita
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