How Many People Have the Last Name Whalen?
people had the surname Whalen in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 12,165 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
+620 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Whalen (93.3%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Whalen ranks #1,092. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Whalen grew from 23,642 people in 2000 to 24,262 in 2010 (up 2.6%), and its rank fell from #1,377 to #1,470. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 8.76 to 8.22 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 23,642 | 24,262 |
| Rank | #1,377 | #1,470 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.76 | 8.22 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Whalen
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Whalen: W450
👤 Whalen as a First Name
Whalen is a first name too: about 192 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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