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 William E. Wheelock (1852–1922), American piano manufacturer
First name Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1817–1897), American Beethoven biographer 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)