Wheelock (name)

Wheelock or Wheelocke is an English surname and given name. It is derived from the Old Welsh (or possibly Ancient British Celtic) ancestor of the Welsh word chevel-og, meaning 'winding river' (see River Wheelock). The name may refer to:

People

Surname

• Abraham Wheelocke (1593–1653), English scholar and librarian
• Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., American art expert
• Cyrus H. Wheelock (1813–1894), American religious leader
• Dennison Wheelock (1871–1927), American musician
• Dora V. Wheelock (1847–1923), American activist and writer
• Douglas H. Wheelock (born 1960), American astronaut
• Eleazar Wheelock (1711–1779), American educator and college founder
• Frank E. Wheelock (1863–1932), American businessman and politician
• Frederic M. Wheelock (1902–1987), American scholar and writer
• Jaime Wheelock (born 1946), Nicaraguan politician
• Jerome Wheelock (1834–1902), American inventor
• Jerome H. Wheelock (1877–1966), American educator and politician
• Jerry Wheelock (1784–1861), American businessman
• John Wheelock (1754–1817), American college president
• John Hall Wheelock (1886–1978), American poet
• Karla Wheelock (born 1968), Mexican mountain climber and writer
• Lucy Wheelock (1857–1946), American educator and college founder
• Merrill G. Wheelock (1822–1866), American artist and architect
• Ralph Wheelock (1600–1683), American teacher
• Sean Wheelock (born 1974), American sports commentator
• Simeon Wheelock (1741–1786), American militiaman

First name

• Wheelock G. Veazey (1835–1898), American lawyer and judge
• Wheelock Whitney, Sr. (1894–1957), American businessman
• Wheelock Whitney, Jr. (1926–2016), American businessman and politician
• Wheelock Whitney III (born 1949), American art collector

See also

• Wheelock (disambiguation)