Whale is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whale
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Whale

How popular is Whale?

Whale is common in England.

Whale is ranked 80007 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whale bearers increased by 0.6779661 per cent in 2010 US census to 297 since 2000, the surname slipped by 3256 spots and ranked at 66553. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.84 84.41
Black 9.76 9.15
Others 3.37 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.02 2.37
Whale is quite popular family name mostly used in England while New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 5487 people have been found who wears Whale as their family name. Whale is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
23,739 Nigeria5
15,749 Finland3
13,552 Qatar2
54,641 Sweden2
1,777 Jersey2
34,681 Norway2
91,784 Netherlands2
49,529 Israel1
172,258 Germany1
153,416 Italy1
91,024 Belgium1
16,640 Hong Kong1
31,584 Peru1
40,340 Malaysia1
444 Faroe Islands1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
25,721 Egypt1
353 Cook Islands1
120,357 Argentina1
7,292 Vietnam1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
2,057 Myanmar1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
17,768 Pakistan1
17,575 Kuwait1
58,885 Poland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
36,678 Singapore1
7,895 South Korea1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
81,201 Switzerland1
472 Tonga1
53,505 Turkey1
16,073 Latvia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
308,954 India34
66,739 Spain24
7,162 Thailand15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
4,105 Wales90
6,180 Scotland85
Countries with hundreds of Whale:
4,627 Australia648
1,409 New Zealand523
13,663 South Africa457
63,862 United States394
12,746 Canada300
39,199 Philippines258
Countries with thousands of Whale:
3,075 England2,506
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Clerk Henry Whale from Great Britain aboard the Northumberland from London during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 23 years old when he arrived in USA on August 18, 1849.

Whale Namesakes

  • James Whale, Host
  • Alonzo Whaley, Football linebacker
  • Andi Whaley, Voice actress
  • Michael Whaley, Film actor
  • Tom Whalen, Soccer player
  • Dianne Whalen, Canadian Politician
  • Ed Whalen, Television personality
  • Jade Whaley, Actress
  • Mike Whalen, Coach
  • Corie C. Whalen, Politician

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