Whelan
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin (“descendant of Faolán”), a hypocoristic form of faol (“wolf”). Doublet of Phelan.
Proper noun[edit]
Whelan (plural Whelans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whelan is the 3181st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11363 individuals. Whelan is most common among White (95.07%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whelan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.