Wheelan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wheelan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wheelan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 11
Labourer 3
Gardener 3
Tipper's Son 2
Groom 1
Laundress 1
Boot Closer 1
Boot Maker 1
Builder Labourer 1
Carter 1
Clerk 1
Coopers Apprentice 1
Corn Porter 1
Cotton Card Tenter & Scholar 1
Cotton Mill Operative 1
Cotton Slubber 1
Cotton Thastle Doffer 1
Fish Hawker 1
Labourer In A Cotton Mill 1
Nurse 1
Tailor 1
Assistant In Laundress 1
Bricklayer 1
Factory Work 1
Potter 1

Wheelan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whelan 86% 10,740
2 Whalen 57% 2,073
3 Whalan 71% 949
4 Wheelan 100% 678
5 Whilan 71% 424
6 Whalin 57% 317
7 Whealan 86% 229
8 Whelen 71% 195
9 Wellan 71% 182
10 Whelon 71% 151
11 Whellan 86% 116
12 Wheelen 86% 107

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The surname Wheelan is the 4th most popular variant of Whelan.

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