The surname Whalen is of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic name "Ó Faoláin," meaning "descendant of Faolán." The name Faolán itself is a diminutive of "faol," which translates to "wolf." This suggests that the Whalen surname may have originally been associated with characteristics like strength, loyalty, or cunningness, often symbolized by the wolf in Irish culture.
Whalen isn’t among the most frequent last names, but it ranks #1470 in national data and is held by 24262 people — roughly 8 per 100,000.
Our database contains over 3141 people with the last name Whalen. This surname is most commonly found in Florida, New York, California. We have over 3 unique first names combined with the last name Whalen in our records. The most frequent first names associated with this surname are John, Michael, James.
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