Whaley is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whaley
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Whaley

How popular is Whaley?

Whaley is common in United States.

Whaley is ranked 17752 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whaley bearers increased by 3.786364 per cent in 2010 US census to 22833 since 2000, the surname slipped by 91 spots and ranked at 1575. The last name was found in around 77 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.79 82.61
Black 14.7 14.11
Others 1.8 1.3
Hispanic or Latino 1.68 1.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.6 0.36
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44 0.48
Whaley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bermuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 29470 people have been found who wears Whaley as their family name. Whaley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
932 Bermuda9
823,980 India6
720,003 Russia4
6,270 Hong Kong3
95,312 Argentina2
65,594 Belgium2
219,873 France2
54,135 Philippines2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
29,046 Japan1
810,193 Indonesia1
49,101 Denmark1
53,033 Nigeria1
10,683 Cyprus1
37,493 Austria1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
34,581 Chile1
169,904 Brazil1
15,162 Costa Rica1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
12,741 Ecuador1
153,416 Italy1
2,578 Guam1
17,236 Ghana1
58,885 Poland1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
172,258 Germany1
7,895 South Korea1
81,201 Switzerland1
2,613 The Bahamas1
492,292 Ukraine1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
33,176 Zimbabwe38
71,920 Spain22
28,338 Norway20
69,202 Netherlands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,801 Northern Ireland72
8,082 Scotland59
5,846 Ireland55
Countries with hundreds of Whaley:
12,537 Australia219
35,546 South Africa146
6,864 New Zealand107
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Whaley:
4,759 England1,549
4,396 Canada1,023
Countries with ten thousands of Whaley:
1,518 United States25,937
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Whaley was 18 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on December 16, 1848. She lived in Ireland where she worked as maid and took Montreal from Liverpool. 25 years old James Whaley, Ann Whaley, aged 24, Infant Mary Whaley, Catherine Whaley (24) Spinster, George Whaley, aged 22, Immigrant Margt. Whaley, John Whaley, aged 50, 50 years old Catherine Whaley, and 15 other Whaley around 46.15% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer migrated to US.

Whaley Namesakes

  • Alonzo Whaley, Football linebacker
  • Andi Whaley, Voice actress
  • Michael Whaley, Film actor
  • Jade Whaley, Actress
  • Davyd Whaley, Painter
  • Ken Whaley, Musical Artist
  • Robert Whaley, Basketball player
  • Frank Whaley, Actor
  • Michael Whaley, Film actor
  • Richard S. Whaley, U.S. representative

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