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 34
House Keeper 5
Labourer 5
Labourer At Iron Works 5
Bricklayer Labourer 4
Cotton Tenter 3
Hawker 3
House Maid Domestic 2
Charwoman 2
Coal Miner 2
Cotton Operative 2
Cotton Weaver 2
General Labourer 2
Labourer Wife 2
Piecer Cotton 2
Railway Porter 2
Stone Mason 2
Tailoress 2
Maker Up In Stuff Warehouse Dealer 2
Tailor 2
Chemist 1
Cotton Twister 1
Colliery Labourer 1
Ship Rigger 1
Ship Riggers Wife 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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