Last Name WHALEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WHALEN is ranked as the 1341st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 29,248.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 9.17 people named WHALEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WHALEN is 27,907, the rank is 1,377 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WHALEN is 8.76.

Last Names WHALEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 29,248 +/-2.1%
  • National Rank 1,341
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 9.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 27,907
  • National Rank 1,377
  • Proportion/100k 8.76

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WHALEN is 94.4% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 2.1% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.1% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WHALEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black, Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WHALEN is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WHALEN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 94.4% 63.9% 30.5%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 2.1% 12.3% -10.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.1% 1.8% -0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WHALEN is New York where 3,868 people have this name.
  • Massachusetts is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WHALEN, as 23.98 in every 100,000 Massachusettsans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Massachusetts is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Alabama (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WHALEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,713 13.3 99.6% Indiana 566 8.58 98.4% Iowa 358 11.54 98.5% Kansas 253 8.72 97.0% Michigan 1,068 10.78 99.5% Minnesota 605 11.09 99.2% Missouri 146 4.88 92.2% Nebraska 158 8.38 96.2% North Dakota 64 8.7 89.9% Ohio 1,147 9.89 99.2% South Dakota 97 11.4 94.0% Wisconsin 515 8.94 99.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WHALEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,713 13.3 99.6%
Indiana 566 8.58 98.4%
Iowa 358 11.54 98.5%
Kansas 253 8.72 97.0%
Michigan 1,068 10.78 99.5%
Minnesota 605 11.09 99.2%
Missouri 146 4.88 92.2%
Nebraska 158 8.38 96.2%
North Dakota 64 8.7 89.9%
Ohio 1,147 9.89 99.2%
South Dakota 97 11.4 94.0%
Wisconsin 515 8.94 99.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names WHALEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 80.8% Arizona 482 7.16 98.6% California 2,486 6.41 99.5% Colorado 506 9.46 98.8% Hawaii 84 5.94 94.7% Idaho 55 3.34 88.5% Montana 141 13.79 97.1% Nevada 293 10.34 98.3% New Mexico 138 6.61 95.2% Oregon 395 9.94 98.5% Utah 124 4.22 92.2% Washington 710 10.05 99.2% Wyoming 103 17.56 96.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WHALEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 80.8%
Arizona 482 7.16 98.6%
California 2,486 6.41 99.5%
Colorado 506 9.46 98.8%
Hawaii 84 5.94 94.7%
Idaho 55 3.34 88.5%
Montana 141 13.79 97.1%
Nevada 293 10.34 98.3%
New Mexico 138 6.61 95.2%
Oregon 395 9.94 98.5%
Utah 124 4.22 92.2%
Washington 710 10.05 99.2%
Wyoming 103 17.56 96.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WHALEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 449 12.48 98.9% Maine 244 18.38 96.3% Massachusetts 1,618 23.98 99.5% New Hampshire 178 13.38 96.6% New Jersey 959 10.73 99.3% New York 3,868 19.59 99.8% Pennsylvania 1,816 14.21 99.6% Rhode Island 191 18.14 97.4% Vermont 141 22.52 97.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WHALEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 449 12.48 98.9%
Maine 244 18.38 96.3%
Massachusetts 1,618 23.98 99.5%
New Hampshire 178 13.38 96.6%
New Jersey 959 10.73 99.3%
New York 3,868 19.59 99.8%
Pennsylvania 1,816 14.21 99.6%
Rhode Island 191 18.14 97.4%
Vermont 141 22.52 97.6%
South State Statistics Last-Names WHALEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 126 2.61 92.1% Arkansas 90 3.02 90.6% Delaware 156 16.73 98.4% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 90.7% Florida 1,724 8.67 99.6% Georgia 450 4.45 97.7% Kentucky 869 19.68 98.5% Louisiana 194 4.18 94.0% Maryland 772 12.91 99.2% Mississippi 146 4.88 92.2% North Carolina 580 5.84 98.3% Oklahoma 221 5.7 95.4% South Carolina 253 5.23 96.3% Tennessee 310 4.73 96.6% Texas 1,064 3.95 98.7% Virginia 786 9.43 98.9% West Virginia 100 5.41 90.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WHALEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 126 2.61 92.1%
Arkansas 90 3.02 90.6%
Delaware 156 16.73 98.4%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 90.7%
Florida 1,724 8.67 99.6%
Georgia 450 4.45 97.7%
Kentucky 869 19.68 98.5%
Louisiana 194 4.18 94.0%
Maryland 772 12.91 99.2%
Mississippi 146 4.88 92.2%
North Carolina 580 5.84 98.3%
Oklahoma 221 5.7 95.4%
South Carolina 253 5.23 96.3%
Tennessee 310 4.73 96.6%
Texas 1,064 3.95 98.7%
Virginia 786 9.43 98.9%
West Virginia 100 5.41 90.0%
 

Full Names with WHALEN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WHALEN as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WHALEN.

The most popular full name is John WHALEN. 3.71% of all the people named WHALEN have this given name.

There are 1155 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WHALEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John WHALEN 3.71%
2 Michael WHALEN 2.95%
3 James WHALEN 2.84%
4 Mary WHALEN 1.87%
5 Robert WHALEN 1.71%
6 William WHALEN 1.65%
7 Thomas WHALEN 1.59%
8 Joseph WHALEN 1.43%
9 David WHALEN 1.24%
10 Patrick WHALEN 1.14%
11 Richard WHALEN 1.10%
12 Barbara WHALEN 0.98%
13 Patricia WHALEN 0.98%
14 Daniel WHALEN 0.95%
15 Brian WHALEN 0.92%
16 Kathleen WHALEN 0.90%
17 Edward WHALEN 0.87%
18 Susan WHALEN 0.84%
19 Charles WHALEN 0.79%
20 Elizabeth WHALEN 0.78%

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