What Does The Name "Wheeler" Mean?

Wheeler is a boy's name of English origin. Even then it is a very rare and uncommon as a first name. It is a very popular and common surname. It means "wheel wright" or "one that wheels". It is an occupational name which means that it was derived due to an occupation. Other forms of this name related to Wheeler are Waller and Wyler.

Wheeler is also the name of a mountain peak in the north-central region of New Mexico. It is the highest peak in the state and its height is 13,161 ft. It is a part of Sangre de Cristo Mountains which is a subrange in the Rocky Mountains. Wheeler Peak is named after Major George Montague Wheeler who led a party of surveyors and naturalists for ten years and was involved in collecting geologic and biologic data for New Mexico and six other south-western states. The mountain peak was formerly known as Taos Peak.