Wheat
See also: wheat
English
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Wheat (countable and uncountable, plural Wheats)
- A surname.
- A former community in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, now in the city of Oak Ridge.
- An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics
[edit]- 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.
Anagrams
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Former settlements
- en:Places in Tennessee, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA
- English surnames from common nouns