Whalen family name history and map
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Whalen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 70 people named Whalen in Ireland; roughly one in every 63,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 34 men and 36 women.
Counties with Whalen in Ireland
Wexford was Whalen country: 42.9% of them (30 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (9), Cork (7), Laois (7) and Dublin (5).
Whalen average age in 1911
The average Whalen in 1911 was 24.8 years old, 24.0 for men and 25.6 for women; noticeably younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Whalen literacy in 1911
Of the Whalens whose literacy was recorded, 72.9% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 22.9% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Whalen common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (5), John, Joseph, Richard and Adrian E. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Margaret and Johanna.
Whalen occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Whalen's census form was "Scholar"; 24.3% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (11.4%), farmer (10%), farm labourer (8.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.6% of all Whalens, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Whalen?
Whalens were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (10%).
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Whalen statistics (1911)
Number: 70
Rank: 4,760
Average Age: 25
Whalen in the USA (2020)
Number: 22,998
Rank: 1,515
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.