Wheat

See also: wheat

English

Etymology

English surname, probably from the noun wheat. Another sense meaning "bold, active, brave" is derived from Old English hwettan (“to encourage, embolden, sharpen”).

Proper noun

Wheat (countable and uncountable, plural Wheats)

  1. A surname.
  2. A former community in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, now in the city of Oak Ridge.
  3. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Wheat is the 3290th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10979 individuals. Wheat is most common among White (81.59%) and Black/African American (12.55%) individuals.

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