How rare is the last name Whelan?

11,139 people in the United States have the last name Whelan, about 1 in 26,833. It ranks #3,162 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WHELAN

#3,162

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,139
About
1 in 26,833
This common or more
53.2%
Who bears it

Of the 11,139 people with the last name Whelan, 92% reported their origin as White, 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Whelan

#3,160 Falk · 11,143#3,161 Ricci · 11,142#3,163 Selby · 11,138#3,164 Baumgartner · 11,129

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Whelan, most common first.

#64,670 Wheelan · 332#98,501 Whelen · 197

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