How Many People Have the Last Name Phelan?
people had the surname Phelan in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 27,933 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+219 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Phelan (93%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Phelan ranks #2,533. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Phelan grew from 10,343 people in 2000 to 10,562 in 2010 (up 2.1%), and its rank fell from #3,181 to #3,382. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.83 to 3.58 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 10,343 | 10,562 |
| Rank | #3,181 | #3,382 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.83 | 3.58 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Phelan
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Phelan: P450
👤 Phelan as a First Name
Phelan is a first name too: about 624 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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