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:

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