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Find more Whalan relatives and grow your tree by exploring billions of historical records. Taken every decade since 1790, the U.S. Federal Census can tell you a lot about your family. For example, from 1930 to 1940 there were 77 more people named Whalan in the United States — and some of them are likely related to you.

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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 314 people named Whalan in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 25% more people named Whalan in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 391 people named Whalan were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 24% were children
  • 32% of adults were unmarried
  • The typical household was 3 people
  • Most common occupation was clerk

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As Whalan families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • They most commonly lived in New York
  • Most fathers originated from Pennsylvania
  • 38 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • Most immigrants originated from Ireland