Origins of the Whalan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 6Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 15EastLondon 13South East 9South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whalans lived in west-midlands

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    2,300 Whalan Travel & migration records
    880 Whalans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whalan

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    What are the most common Whalan first names?

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    Common jobs for Whalans

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Whalans in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

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    Charwoman

    6

    Housekeeper

    5

    Cook

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Whalans in 1921

    Dock Labourer

    13

    General Labourer

    12

    Laborer

    7

    Bricklayer

    6

    Bricklayers Labourer

    6

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