Weldon Surname

20,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Weldon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Weldon,' two parishes in the Diocese of Peterborough, Norfolk.

Geoffrey de Weldone, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lucas de Weldon, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Hugh de Weledon, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Weldon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,7451:18,3572,315
England2,5211:22,1023,090
Ireland1,2821:3,673641
Canada1,2171:30,2763,953
Australia9471:28,5073,870
South Africa4211:128,68815,090
Scotland2911:18,3982,198
Kenya1211:381,65221,791
Northern Ireland831:22,2292,588
Wales631:49,1204,600
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Singapore211:262,27211,611
France201:3,321,136213,627
India181:42,614,743461,117
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Panama61:652,04310,051
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Barbados21:143,7241,981
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6841:6,4761,030
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1321:21,5333,044
Scotland721:51,9893,520
Isle of Man101:5,427530
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9501:17,0232,168

Weldon (26,187) may also be a first name.

Weldon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Weldon,' two parishes in the Diocese of Peterborough, Norfolk.

Geoffrey de Weldone, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lucas de Weldon, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Hugh de Weledon, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1545/6. George Duke and Philippa Weldon: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1596. William Weldon, Norfolk: Register of the University of Oxford.

1600. Francis Weldon, Berkshire: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Weldon (Northants: 14th cent. Weldon, 13th cent. Weledon; &c.); or Dweller at the Spring-Hill [Old English w(i)ell(a, a spring + dún, a hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Anglo-Irish family settled in the Pale since the fourteenth century; also called Veldon and Belton. MIF 240; IF 47*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Weldon (hill by a stream), in Northamptonshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Great and Little Weldon are parishes in co. Northampton. The name is of record in Ireland from temp. Richard H. D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northamptonshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Weldon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weldon Come From? nationality or country of origin

Weldon occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weldon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,183rd most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 268,963 people. Weldon is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Weldon are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Weldon is also the 30,884th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 26,187 people.

The surname Weldon is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 19,745 people, or 1 in 18,357. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Weldon is found in 66 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Ireland, where 5 percent live.

Weldon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weldon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weldon surname expanded 669 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 187 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 404 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weldon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Weldon surname is predominantly Catholic (85%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Weldon surname are 18.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Weldon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning R 241,032 per year; in United States they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $42,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $52,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheldon921,424/
Welldon92199/
Weldone9250/
Weeldon924/
Wieldon922/
Weldonn922/
Weildon921/
Weldojn920/
Wealdon920/
Wheeldon865,349/
Wheildon86420/
Whealdon86197/
Welldone8662/
Whelldon867/
Whheldon861/
D'Weldon861/
Beldon83906/
Wildon83349/
Veldon83161/
Weldan8352/
Wyldon8318/
Wledon832/
Weldun832/
Weldom831/
Wldong831/
Weldonova801/
Weldonová801/
Wieldan7739/
Whildon7718/
Willdon775/
Beldoun774/
Wildone773/
Weldand772/
Veldoen772/
Weldann771/
Wildosn771/
Belldon770/
Weldung770/
Welldan770/
Wilddon770/
Wldan731/
Bldon730/
Veldhoen711,412/
Whilldon716/
Willdone716/
Veldhoën714/
Veldhone711/
Wheildan711/
Welldunn711/
Whildone710/
Wildan677,735/
Beldan67476/
Weldam67152/
Weldum6736/
Bildon6710/
Wildom679/
Wildun677/
Veldan677/
Wledom673/
Vildon673/
Veldonová672/
Ueldan671/
Beldun671/

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Weldon Reference & Research

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