Walsch Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Walsch Surname User-submission:

(North German) Nickname from Middle Low German welich (inflected form welige), meaning 'lively', 'upright'.

(German) From a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with Walch (Welsch) as the first element.

From a page about Jewish surnames (from an appendix on Jewish surnames), regarding the surname Walch, a derivative of Welge, derived from the German word Welsch, meaning 'foreigner'.

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Walsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4361:184,64621,532
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Walsch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(North German) Nickname from Middle Low German welich (inflected form welige), meaning 'lively', 'upright'.

(German) From a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with Walch (Welsch) as the first element.

From a page about Jewish surnames (from an appendix on Jewish surnames), regarding the surname Walch, a derivative of Welge, derived from the German word Welsch, meaning 'foreigner'. Walch is listed as a Jewish name since 1319 and Welsch since 1387.

- benhli47

Walsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walsch is most common in Germany. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walsch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walsch is the 460,168th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. The last name Walsch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Walsch are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 184,646. In Germany Walsch is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Walsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walsch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walsch surname are 23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.77% registered with the party.

Walsch earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $49,515 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallsch9230/
Walsche927/
Walsh91313,788/
Walch9112,672/
Walshe837,395/
Wolsch83127/
Wallsh8375/
Wealch8322/
Waslsh837/
Balsch834/
Walssh832/
Walshh832/
Wealsh832/
Wualch831/
Waalsh831/
Valsch830/
Wailsh830/
Waslch830/
Wals801,505/
Walschová803/
Wolscht77104/
Wallsce772/
D'Walsh771/
Waalshe771/
Waleshe771/
Wealshe770/
Walls7364,776/
Wales7321,991/
Wahls731,231/
Waals73413/
Walse73377/
Wolch73247/
Wails73112/
Weals73109/
Wauls7375/
Walss7357/
Wolsh7347/
Walsø7338/
Balsh7335/
Valch7330/
Walås7316/
Valsh7312/
Walhs737/
Ualsh735/
Walsj732/
Walce732/
Walsz731/
Whals731/
Watls731/
Walzh730/
Wayls730/
Walshová711/
Wailes672,113/
Walles671,915/
Waeles67621/
Whales67458/
Wallce67155/
Wheals67154/
Walsøe67149/
Whalls67120/
Weales67116/
Walece6764/
Wayles6760/
Volsch6757/
Walese6756/
Bolsch6753/
Wealls6737/
Wasels6725/
Weilch6724/
Walesz6717/
Waless6710/
Wahlse679/
Baulsh678/
Valche676/
Valshe674/
Wahles673/
Waills673/
Wuales672/
Whelsh672/
Ballsh672/
Wallås671/
Waales671/
Vaslch671/
Walhes671/
Wallss671/
Whails671/
Vailsh671/
Vealch671/
Vaulch670/
Wallse670/
Bailsh670/

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