Phelan
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin (“descendant of Faolán”), a hypocoristic form of faol (“wolf”). Doublet of Whelan.
Proper noun
[edit]Phelan (countable and uncountable, plural Phelans)
- A male given name from Irish.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
Derived terms
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[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Phelan is the 3382nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10562 individuals. Phelan is most common among White (92.98%) individuals.
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- English terms derived from Irish
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Irish
- English surnames
- English surnames from patronymics
- en:Census-designated places in California, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in California, USA
- en:Places in the United States