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Where Does The Last Name Whelahan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Whelahan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Whelahan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whelahan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,907,068^th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Whelahan reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States Whelahan is most common in: New York, where 22 percent live, Connecticut, where 18 percent live and Tennessee, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Whelahan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Whelahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whelahan last name rose 292 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whelahan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whelahan last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Whelahan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.07% more than the national average, earning $51,378 USD per year.