| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 5 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 21 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 3 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 10 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 9 |
| Tin Worker | 4 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| Copper Smiths Apprentice | 1 |
| Fitters Apprentice | 1 |
| Railway Labourer | 1 |
| Soldier R A Gunner | 1 |
| Gunner Royal Artillery | 1 |
| Domestic Servant Nurse | 1 |
| Brick Layer's Labourer | 1 |
| Cotton Spinner | 1 |
| Cotton Winder | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 1 |
| Labourer General | 1 |
| Seaman | 1 |
| Time Keeper For Builder | 1 |
| Domestic | 1 |
| Lodging House Keeper | 1 |
| Soldier | 1 |
| Army Bugler Infantry | 1 |
| Drawer Worsted Mill | 1 |
| Farm Servant | 1 |
| General Labourer Inmate | 1 |
| Steelworks Labourer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wheelan | 70 |
| John Wheelan | 48 |
| James Wheelan | 41 |
| Thomas Wheelan | 35 |
| Patrick Wheelan | 32 |
| William Wheelan | 32 |
| Michael Wheelan | 28 |
| Elizabeth Wheelan | 26 |
| Ellen Wheelan | 23 |
| Margaret Wheelan | 21 |
| Catherine Wheelan | 18 |
| Bridget Wheelan | 15 |
| Ann Wheelan | 13 |
| Edward Wheelan | 12 |
| Jane Wheelan | 12 |
| Joseph Wheelan | 11 |
| Daniel Wheelan | 10 |
| Sarah Wheelan | 10 |
| Annie Wheelan | 9 |
| George Wheelan | 9 |
| Agnes Wheelan | 7 |
| Martin Wheelan | 7 |
| Eliza Wheelan | 6 |
| Peter Wheelan | 5 |
| Charles Wheelan | 4 |
| 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 |
The surname Wheelan is the 4th most popular variant of Whelan.