Phelan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin (“descendant of Faolán”), a hypocoristic form of faol (“wolf”). Doublet of Whelan.

Proper noun

Phelan (countable and uncountable, plural Phelans)

1. A male given name from Irish.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

Derived terms

• Weaire-Phelan structure

Related terms

• Fillan
• Leland
• McClellan
• Whelan

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Phelan is the 3382^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10562 individuals. Phelan is most common among White (92.98%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Phalen