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The family surname Whelan is an anglicisation of the Irish surname, Ó Faoláin. The surname originates from the Middle Irish 'Úa Faeláin' (plural, 'Uí Faeláin') the name of the 10th to 11th century ruling dynasty of the Déisi, a population group inhabiting the area of the modern county of Waterford and south County Tipperary in the early medieval period. The word "faolán" is derived from the Old Irish word "faelán" meaning a small wolf; '-án' being of the diminutive suffix in Irish. "Ó" (anglicised as "O’") derives from the Old Irish "úa", meaning "grandson", or more figuratively "patrilineal descendent". The patronym that follows is always in the genetive case, in accordance with Irish grammatical rules, and is normally marked by an "i" following the final vowel. Therefore, the name Faelán, becomes "Úa Faeláin" as a patronym in Middle Irish, from which is derived "Ó Faoláin" in Modern Irish, of which in turn "Whelan", "Phelan", "O'Phelan" etc. are anglicisations. According to the legendary history of Ireland, about 300 A.D., the Déisi settled on the site of Dungarvan, County Waterford. In the 12th and 13th centuries, during the early Anglo-Norman period, records of a political nature relating to the Déisi and the descendants of the Uí Faeláin dynastic group decline. The Faelán referred to is Faelán mac Cormac, who is recorded in the Annals of Inishfallen as having succeeded his father as king of the Déisi in 966. The first person referred to as "úa Faeláin" is his grandson Mothla mac Domnall, or Mothla úa Faeláin, who was king of the Déisi until his death at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, and whose head is recorded in the Annals of Ulster as having been interred with Brian Ború in Armagh. During this period however, Irish patronyms had not yet petrified into surnames proper. According to the Annals of the Four Masters: The Age of Christ, 1170. By the beginning of the thirteenth century, most of the territory of the Déisi was adsorbed into the Anglo-Norman colony. The surname 'Whelan' remains common in Co. Waterford and in the adjoining part of Co. Kilkenny, particularly in the barony of Iverk. The earliest anglicised forms of the Ó Faoláin name were Felan, Faelan, Hyland, with many other similar variants, including Whelan and Phelan in Cos Waterford and Kilkenny. Whelan and Whalen are the most prevalent forms in modern times, and combined are placed seventy-ninth in the list of the hundred most common surnames in Ireland. With Phelan added, the name takes forty-fourth place. ==Notable Whelans== * Anto Whelan - Irish footballer * Bill Whelan - composer of ''Riverdance'' * Brian Whelan - painter, author and filmmaker; paintings in public/private collections worldwide; 3 books published and one film in the UK National Gallery of Art * Charles Wheelan - American author * Charlie Whelan - served as a special advisor in Her Majesty's Treasury under Gordon Brown * Chris Whelan - Middlesex cricketer * Christine Whelan - American author, journalist and commentator * Ciarán Whelan - Irish Gaelic footballer * Dave Whelan - Former professional footballer with Blackburn Rovers and the current owner of Wigan Athletic * Dutee A. Whelan, American politician * Edward Whelan - Canadian politician * Edward Whelan - A member of the O'Shea and Whelan family * Elizabeth Whelan - American author, epidemiologist, and consumer advocate * Eugene Whelan - Canadian politician * Gary Whelan - actor (played Brendan Kearney to Ballykissangel amongst other things * Gavan Whelan - drummer for the band James * Gemma Whelan - English actress and comedian * George J. Whelan - former mayor of San Francisco * Glenn Whelan - Republic of Ireland international footballer * Gloria Whelan - American author, winner of the National Book Award for Children's Literature (2000) * James R. Whelan - journalist and historian * Hannah Whelan - British gymnast, competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. * Jill Whelan - American actress * John W. Whelan, American politician * Jordan Whelan - American musician * Julia Whelan - American actress * Leo Whelan (1892-1956), Irish painter * Liam Whelan - former Manchester United footballer who died in the Munich Air Disaster. Also known as Billy Whelan * Máire Whelan - Attorney General of Ireland * Marcus Whelan - Australian Rules footballer * Marty Whelan- Irish radio personality * Matthew Whelan - Indigenous Australian Rules footballer * Michael Whelan - American artist * Nicky Whelan - Australian actress from Neighbours * Noel Whelan - Former Premiership footballer * Nuala O'Faolain - Irish journalist * Patrick Whelan - tailor who was hanged for assassinating D'Arcy McGee * Paul Whelan - New South Wales State Police minister * Ronnie Whelan - played for Liverpool Football Club and is the son of Ronnie Whelan, Sr. who was also a footballer * Seán Ó Faoláin - born John Francis Whelan, writer * Thomas Whelan - Irish IRA Volunteer, one of The Forgotten Ten * Thomas J. Whelan - Irish-American mayor * Thomas J. Whelan - American judge * Tom Whelan - American football player * Tommy Whelan - American football player * Tony Whelan - former Manchester United footballer * Wendy Whelan - New York City Ballet principal dancer * Lucas Whalen - Warsaw Indiana- Famous Tool Salesman and Golf Teaching Professional 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Whelan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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