Surname Checker / Whalen
How Common Is the Last Name Whalen?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Whalen today
26,863
Ranked #1,470 of 162,254 published surnames · 8.22 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 24,262 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
93.29%
Black
2.02%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.7%
Hispanic
2.09%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.