Quelch Surname
Approximately 1,615 people bear this surname
Quelch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 944 | 1:59,023 | 7,045 |
| United States | 225 | 1:1,610,929 | 108,055 |
| Canada | 156 | 1:236,190 | 22,564 |
| Australia | 143 | 1:188,781 | 18,817 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 39 | 1:880 | 118 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Jamaica | 28 | 1:102,498 | 4,206 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 499 | 1:48,848 | 5,998 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Quelch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the nationality of an ancestor, 'the Welsh,' i.e. the Welshman. Compare Gwyllim for William, Quilliams for Williams, and Quhitelaw for Whitelaw, and v. Whitehead. In the instances below an intermediate form Gwelch is given:
1612. Thomas Quilche and Mary Wellam: Marriage Lic. (London).
William Quelch, 1613: St. Mary Alderman'.
1645. Married-Henry Quelch and Jane Collins: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Margaret Gwelch, 1686: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Margaret Quelch, 1688: ibid.
These last two entries refer to the same person.
(Celtic + Teutonic) for Mac Welch = Son of the Welshman: v. Welch [Irish, Gaelic, and Manx mac, son]
A northern guttural pronunciation of Welch or Welsh.
The name of Quelch occurs only in my list for the county of Durham. The rector of Hackford, Norfolk, in the reign of James I., bore this name (Blomefield's "Norfolk").
Quelch Demographics
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Quelch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quelch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Quelch is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Quelch? popularity and diffusion
The last name Quelch is the 246,275th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,512,412 people. The surname Quelch occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Quelch reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 944 people, or 1 in 59,023. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Berkshire, where 15 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Beside England Quelch exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
Quelch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Quelch has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Quelch surname increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 643 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quelch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States Quelch are 22.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.7% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Quelch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.75% less than the national average, earning R 119,412 per year; in United States they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $42,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.32% more than the national average, earning $63,754 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quelche | 92 | 2 | / |
| Qulch | 91 | 8 | / |
| Qelch | 91 | 1 | / |
| Qualch | 83 | 2 | / |
| Quelce | 83 | 1 | / |
| Quelsh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guelch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Quilch | 83 | 0 | / |
| Quilche | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kelch | 73 | 5,988 | / |
| Qalch | 73 | 760 | / |
| Qilch | 73 | 12 | / |
| Quels | 73 | 8 | / |
| Qlech | 73 | 4 | / |
| Celch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Qolch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qelhj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quillche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelsch | 67 | 4,004 | / |
| Keltch | 67 | 166 | / |
| Keilch | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kielch | 67 | 48 | / |
| Quilce | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kelche | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kellch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chelch | 67 | 12 | / |
| Quells | 67 | 11 | / |
| Quilci | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qlc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koelch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Quiels | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kelchs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quilcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quillc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwelch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwelch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kealch | 67 | 0 | / |
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