| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 26 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 85 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 22 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 26 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 37 |
| Labourer | 10 |
| Coal Miner | 6 |
| General Labourer | 5 |
| Dock Labourer | 4 |
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| Shoe Maker | 3 |
| Charwoman | 2 |
| Cotton Winder | 2 |
| House Keeper | 2 |
| Painter | 2 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Woolen Printer | 2 |
| Coal Miners Wife | 2 |
| Cotton Spinner | 2 |
| Foundry Labourer | 1 |
| Green Grocer | 1 |
| Railway Booking Clerk | 1 |
| Stone Delver Quarrier | 1 |
| Tailor Cutter | 1 |
| Twister | 1 |
| Worsted Spinner | 1 |
| General Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Miners Wife | 1 |
| Potter E W Manufacturer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Whalan | 102 |
| Mary Whalan | 97 |
| James Whalan | 57 |
| Thomas Whalan | 53 |
| William Whalan | 51 |
| Patrick Whalan | 42 |
| Elizabeth Whalan | 37 |
| Margaret Whalan | 35 |
| Catherine Whalan | 30 |
| Ann Whalan | 22 |
| Bridget Whalan | 22 |
| Ellen Whalan | 22 |
| Michael Whalan | 19 |
| Annie Whalan | 16 |
| Jane Whalan | 11 |
| Emma Whalan | 10 |
| Joseph Whalan | 10 |
| Sarah Whalan | 10 |
| Edward Whalan | 9 |
| Kate Whalan | 9 |
| Martin Whalan | 9 |
| Julia Whalan | 8 |
| Alice Whalan | 7 |
| Daniel Whalan | 7 |
| Robert Whalan | 7 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whelan | 83% | 10,740 |
| 2 | Whalen | 83% | 2,073 |
| 3 | Whalan | 100% | 949 |
| 4 | Wheelan | 71% | 678 |
| 5 | Wellen | 50% | 544 |
| 6 | Whilan | 83% | 424 |
| 7 | Whalin | 83% | 317 |
| 8 | Whealan | 86% | 229 |
| 9 | Whelen | 67% | 195 |
| 10 | Whelon | 67% | 151 |
| 11 | Wheelen | 57% | 107 |
The surname Whalan is the 3rd most popular variant of Whelan.