How common is the last name Wheeler?

119,866 people in the United States have the last name Wheeler, about 1 in 2,494. It ranks #254 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WHEELER

#254

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
119,866
About
1 in 2,494
This common or more
24.9%
Who bears it

Of the 119,866 people with the last name Wheeler, 77.7% reported their origin as White, 13% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Wheeler

#252 Zhang · 122,053#253 Maldonado · 119,954#255 Harper · 119,191#256 Burke · 118,342

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Wheeler, most common first.

#67,188 Wheller · 317#105,198 Whaler · 181

Also a first name

As a first name, Wheeler ranks #14,296 of 53,615, with 827 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 45 births. See Wheeler as a first name

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