Whelehan is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whelehan
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Whelehan

How popular is Whelehan?

Whelehan is ranked 262615 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whelehan bearers increased by 0.5555556 per cent in 2010 US census to 181 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5618 spots and ranked at 99845. 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 95.03 97.78
Hispanic or Latino 2.76 0
Whelehan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Ireland which may be its originating country too. Around 1194 people have been found who wears Whelehan as their family name. Whelehan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
720,003 Russia4
14,078 Japan3
118,441 Germany2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
118,015 Netherlands1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
153,416 Italy1
81,201 Switzerland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,981 Canada43
61,159 Australia30
18,457 Scotland20
Countries with hundreds of Whelehan:
1,311 Ireland431
21,369 England242
95,432 United States239
32,575 South Africa164

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Etty Whelehan hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 19 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Atlas and arrived on July 28, 1849. Honora Whelehan (17), 22 years old Thomas Whelehan, Ellen Whelehan (22) Workwoman, Immigrant David Whelehan, 35 years old Ellen Whelehan, Catherine Whelehan, aged 17, Immigrant John Whelehan, Immigrant Ellen Whelehan, and 18 other Whelehan around 44.44% of whom were workman while others worked as dressmaker and servant migrated to US.

Whelehan Namesakes

  • Joseph Whelehan, Politician
  • Imelda Whelehan, Author

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