Whalen

English

Etymology

Variant of Whelan.

Proper noun

Whalen (plural Whalens)

A surname from Irish.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Whalen is the 1470^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24262 individuals. Whalen is most common among White (93.29%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whalen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

Wahlen, Whelan

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