<P> Wheeler is a surname of English origin . It is an occupational name, describing originally one who makes or uses wheels . Another alternative for the meaning of the name "Wheeler" itself . For this, it is evident, determination must be made from the earliest form on record . How significant is this early appearance has been mentioned, a fact all the more remarkable when it is remembered that surnames do not appear in general use until the eleventh and twelfth centuries . This early spelling "Wielher" is evidently a compound of two Anglo - Saxon words "wel" or "wiel" meaning "prosperous" or "fortunate," from which derivation the modern word "weal" and "wealth" may be traced; and the Anglo - Saxon word "hari" or "heri" a warrior, a root traceable in the modern word "hero ." The present spelling of the family name "Wheeler," therefore, is a spelling of words which in their modern form would be "Weal - Hero" or in the Anglo - Saxon words "wel - hari ." The meaning of the family name therefore is clearly "the lucky warrior," or "the prosperous hero ." </P> <Ul> <Li> Alan Wheeler (born 1989), British airplane pilot </Li> <Li> Albert H. Wheeler (1915--1994), American academic and politician </Li> <Li> A. Harry Wheeler (1873--1950), American mathematician and mathematics teacher </Li> <Li> Alison Wheeler (born 1972), British singer </Li> <Li> Andrew R. Wheeler, American lawywer </Li> <Li> Anna Wheeler (died 1848), Anglo - Irish author </Li> <Li> Anne Wheeler (born 1946), Canadian film and television director </Li> <Li> Benjamin Ide Wheeler (1854--1927), American academic </Li> <Li> Bert Wheeler (1895--1968), American comedian </Li> <Li> Bessie Wheeler (born 1876), painter </Li> <Li> Billy Edd Wheeler (born 1932), American songwriter, performer, writer and visual artist </Li> <Li> Blake Wheeler (born 1986), American ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Burton K. Wheeler (1882--1975), American politician </Li> <Li> Candace Wheeler (1827--1923), American interior and textile designer </Li> <Li> Caron Wheeler (born 1963), English R&B singer </Li> <Li> Charles Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Cheryl Wheeler (born 1951), American singer - songwriter </Li> <Li> Chris Wheeler (born 1945), American announcer and color commentator </Li> <Li> Clayton L. Wheeler (1876--1950), New York politician </Li> <Li> Damen Wheeler (born 1977), American football player </Li> <Li> Dan Wheeler (born 1977), American baseball pitcher </Li> <Li> David Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Donald Niven Wheeler, American academic and bureaucrat, accused spy </Li> <Li> Donald J. Wheeler, American statistician and author </Li> <Li> Earle Wheeler (1908--1975), American general </Li> <Li> Edwin Wheeler (1828--1864), American legislator and jurist </Li> <Li> Ella Wheeler Wilcox, (1850--1919), American poet </Li> <Li> Ellen Wheeler (born 1961), American actress </Li> <Li> Erica Wheeler, American folk singer and songwriter </Li> <Li> Everett P. Wheeler (1840--1925), American politician </Li> <Li> Felix Wheeler, British functionary, the Crown Equerry </Li> <Li> Flex Wheeler (born 1965), American professional bodybuilder </Li> <Li> Floyd E. Wheeler (1905 - 1995), American politician </Li> <Li> Sir Frederick Wheeler (public servant) (1914--1994), Australian public servant </Li> <Li> Gary Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Geoffrey Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Harold Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Harry Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Heneage Wheeler, English cricketer </Li> <Li> Hugh Wheeler (1912--1987), English writer </Li> <Li> Humpy Wheeler (Howard Augustine Wheeler, born 1938), American auto racing promoter and track owner </Li> <Li> J. Wheeler (Middlesex cricketer) (dates unknown), an 18th - century English professional cricketer </Li> <Li> Jacquetta Wheeler, British model </Li> <Li> James Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Jason Wheeler, baseball player </Li> <Li> Jillian Wheeler, American actress and singer </Li> <Li> John Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> John Wheeler - Bennett (1902--1975), British historian </Li> <Li> Johnny Wheeler (born 1928), footballer for Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool, New Brighton </Li> <Li> Joseph Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Kenny Wheeler (1930--2014), Canadian composer </Li> <Li> Kristiina Wheeler (born 1983), Finnish singer and television hostess </Li> <Li> Lloyd Garrison Wheeler (1848 - 1909), American businessman and philanthropist </Li> <Li> Lucille Wheeler (born 1935), Canadian alpine skier </Li> <Li> Maggie Wheeler (born 1961), American actress </Li> <Li> Marcy Wheeler, American independent journalist </Li> <Li> Matthew Wheeler (born 1962), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Maureen Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet Publications </Li> <Li> Michael Wheeler (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1890--1976), British archaeologist </Li> <Li> Nathaniel Wheeler, American businessman </Li> <Li> Nicholas Wheeler (born 1965), British businessman </Li> <Li> Nick Wheeler (born 1982), American rock musician </Li> <Li> Nicola Wheeler (born 1974), English actress </Li> <Li> Sir Neil Wheeler (1917--2009), Royal Air Force officer </Li> <Li> Osmer B. Wheeler (1809--1906), New York politician </Li> <Li> Paul Wheeler (born 1965), Welsh footballer </Li> <Li> Paul James Wheeler (born 1947), Welsh rugby player </Li> <Li> Peter Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Philip Wheeler, American football player </Li> <Li> Robert Wheeler (disambiguation), including Bob and Bobby Wheelers </Li> <Li> Roger Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Roy Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Ryan Wheeler, (born 1988), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Ryan Wheeler (baseball coach) (born 1971), American college baseball coach </Li> <Li> Schuyler Wheeler (1860--1923), American engineer, inventor of the electric fan </Li> <Li> Seager Wheeler (1868--1961), MBE, Canadian agronomist, pioneered economically viable wheat strains and fruit for dryland prairie farming </Li> <Li> Shannon Wheeler, American cartoonist </Li> <Li> Thomas Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Tim Wheeler (born 1977), Irish rock musician </Li> <Li> Tim Wheeler (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chester </Li> <Li> Tim Wheeler (baseball) (born 1988), outfielder in the Colorado Rockies organization </Li> <Li> Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet Publications </Li> <Li> Wayne Wheeler (1869--1927), American temperance activist </Li> <Li> William Wheeler (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Wilson Roy Wheeler (1905--1988), Australian ornithologist </Li> <Li> Zelous Wheeler (born 1987), baseball player </Li> </Ul>

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