Wheat Family History
Wheat Name Meaning
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire): metonymic occupational name for
a grower or seller of wheat, from Old English hw?te ‘wheat’
(a derivative of hwit ‘white’, because of its use in making
white flour).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Wheat
Name Distribution of Wheat Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Wheat families
 120 - 237  41 - 119 |
 1 - 40  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Wheat last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Wheat census records
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Wheat Family Origin
Wheat Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Wheat families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Wheat Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Wheat families immigrated
to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Wheat Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Wheat census records
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Military Service by Wheat
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