Whellans Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Whellans Surname Definition:

Surnames current in Roxburghshire, and derived from the old lands of Quheillands (1642), Wherland or Whilland (1653), or Quheilland (1G61) in the lordship of Liddisdaill. Thomas and William Querland mentioned in 1505 are referred to in the following year as Thomas and William Querlance (Peebles, p.

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Whellans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:696,47639,547
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland341:110,0955,249
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Whellans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surnames current in Roxburghshire, and derived from the old lands of Quheillands (1642), Wherland or Whilland (1653), or Quheilland (1G61) in the lordship of Liddisdaill. Thomas and William Querland mentioned in 1505 are referred to in the following year as Thomas and William Querlance (Peebles, p. 33, 41). James Quhillans appears in Coldingham, 1622 (Laing, 1902), ar Robert Whillas was notary there, 1675 (ibid., 2747). Thomas Whillas was juror on a retour of special service in Duns, Berwickshire, in 1672 (Home, 194). John Whillas in Upsetlington, 1663, and five more of the name are recorded in Lauder Commissariot Record. Robert Whillas, merchant in Duns, 1688 (Edin. App.). Recorded in Lauder, Berwickshire, 1940 (WScol.). (2) The Argyllshire bearers of this surname are of Irish origin, an offshoot of the MacWhellans or MacQuhillans of the Route (a corruption of the name Dalriada) in Antrim. In Irish the name is MacUidhilin or MacUidhlin, apparently a corruption of MacLlewellen, in 1627 spelled McVuellen. The family is believed to have been of Welsh origin and settled in Antrim soor. after the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The greater part of their lands were forcibly taken from them by the Macdonnells towards the close of the sixteenth century, completely destroying their power and reducing them to a subordinate position. This probably led some of the name to seek a new home on the opposite shore of Argyllshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Whellans Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Whellans Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Whellans is most common in England. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whellans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,403,590th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname Whellans is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Whellans reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in British Isles.

Whellans is most frequent in England, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 696,476. In England Whellans is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 30 percent are found, Hampshire, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 13 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 40 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Whellans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whellans has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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