Whelan
English
Alternative forms
- Whalen, Wheelan, Wheeland
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin (“descendant of Faolán”), a hypocoristic form of faol (“wolf”).
Proper noun
Whelan (plural Whelans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whelan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Wahlen, Whalen