Whelam Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whelam Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whelam family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 29
Labourer 10
Cotton Operater 3
Labourer In Iron Works 2
Cotton Creeler 2
Labourer Steel Works 2
Silk Winder 2
General Servant 2
Printer 2
Brick Layer's Labourer 2
Labourer In Row Worker 1
Chile Vendor 1
Collier 1
Cotton Carding Tenter 1
Cotton Grinder 1
Cotton Preker 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Dealer Of Cotton 1
Furnace Boy 1
Iron Worker 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Formerly Domestic Servant 1
Journeyman Tailor Pensioner Army 1
Gardener 1
Private 9th Lancer 1

Whelam Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whelam 100% 837
2 Wellum 50% 173
3 Wellam 67% 134

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The surname Whelam is the most popular version of all its varients

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