Wheel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wheel family

The surname Wheel was first found in Shropshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Wheel family

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Wheel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Weale, Weal, Weel, Weele, Wheel, Wheale and others.

Early Notables of the Wheel family

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Wheel migration to the United States +

Wheel Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Joane Wheel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 1

Wheel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Wheel, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wheel (post 1700) +

Geoffrey "Geoff" Wheel (1951-2024), Welsh international rugby union player who won 32 international caps (1974-1982)

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)