How Many People Have the Last Name Wheeler?
people had the surname Wheeler in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,358 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+3,374 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Wheeler (81%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 13.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Wheeler ranks #177. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Wheeler grew from 121,684 people in 2000 to 125,058 in 2010 (up 2.8%), and its rank fell from #223 to #243. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 45.11 to 42.4 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 121,684 | 125,058 |
| Rank | #223 | #243 |
| Per 100,000 people | 45.11 | 42.4 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Wheeler
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Wheeler: W460
👤 Wheeler as a First Name
Wheeler is a first name too: about 895 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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