Whelen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whelen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whelen family

Profession Census Frequency
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Whelen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whelan 83% 10,740
2 Whalen 83% 2,073
3 Whalan 67% 949
4 Wheelan 71% 678
5 Whilan 67% 424
6 Whalin 67% 317
7 Whealan 71% 229
8 Whelen 100% 195
9 Wellan 50% 182
10 Whelon 83% 151
11 Whellan 71% 116
12 Wheelen 86% 107

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The surname Whelen is the 8th most popular variant of Whelan.

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