Weele History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Weele family

The surname Weele was first found in Cornwall where the first record is of Isabella del Wele in 1297. Later, Hugh atte Wheole was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Somerset in 1327. The name is thought to have been derived for "one who lived near or was in charge of a water-wheel (OE hweol ‘wheel’)." 1 Another source claims the name is derived from "Wheal (huel), a Cornish word for a mine, as Wheal Mary, Wheal Jewell, Wheal Fortune, &c. The first bearer of the surname probably resided near some tin or lead mine." 2

In some cases the name was used as a forename: "Wheal Batson in St. Agnes; Wheal Vyvyan in Constantine; Wheal Whidden in Kea." 3

Early History of the Weele family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Weele research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1609 and 1740 are included under the topic Early Weele History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Weele Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Weele, Weel, Wheel, Wheal, Wheale, Wheele, Wele and others.

Early Notables of the Weele family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

the Weele family of Devon

Weele migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Weele Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Martin Weele, who arrived in Virginia in 1656 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Weele (post 1700) +

Cornelius Vander Weele, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932 5

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html