Welham Surname
Approximately 2,853 people bear this surname
Welham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Welham,' a parish in Leicestershire, four miles from Harborough; also a township in the parish of Norton, East Riding of York. The variant Wellum looks like an Americanism (compare Barnum for Barnham).
Read More About This SurnameWelham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,073 | 1:26,878 | 3,662 |
| United States | 206 | 1:1,759,509 | 115,901 |
| New Zealand | 128 | 1:35,378 | 6,076 |
| Australia | 126 | 1:214,252 | 20,680 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Jamaica | 44 | 1:65,226 | 3,358 |
| Wales | 42 | 1:73,679 | 6,340 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,154 | 1:21,123 | 2,986 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Welham (11) may also be a first name.
Welham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Welham,' a parish in Leicestershire, four miles from Harborough; also a township in the parish of Norton, East Riding of York. The variant Wellum looks like an Americanism (compare Barnum for Barnham). But it is not found now either in England or the States.
Walter de Welham, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1612. Thomas Quilche and Mary Wellam (Essex): Marriage Lic. (London).
1665. — John Wellum and Ann Warrener: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1606. Married — Mark Sayer and Anne Welham: St. Mary Aldermary (London).
1790. — Samuel Wellum and Elizabeth Butler: St. George, Hanover Square.
Perhaps from Welham in East Riding of Yorkshire. Walterus de Wellam witnessed a charter of church of Dalgarnoc by Edgar filius Dofnaldi in reign of William the Lion (LSC., p. 213-214). Walter de Welham witnessed charter of a carucate of land in Langholme, c. 1270, to Herbert Maxwell (Pollok, I, p. 125).
(English) belonging to Welham; or Dweller 1 at the Spring-Enclosure [Old English w(t)ell(a, a spring + ham(m a piece of land, enclosure] Walter de Welham.—Soms. Subsidy-Roll, A.D. 1327.
Cp. the common local name Springfield.
2 At the Springs [Old English w(i)ellum (occasionally w(i)ellun), dat. pl. of w(i)ell(a, a spring] The Notts place (“St. John’s Well .. . has lost much of its former celebrity’’) was Wellum, Wellom, 13th-14th-cent.; Wellun and Wellon in Domesday-Book. The Yorks village, Wellom(e 13th-14th cent., was also Wellun and Wellon in Domesday-Bk. The Leic. parish is on the R. Welland; consequently in Dom. Bk. we find Walendeham, as well as Waleliam.
The documentary evidence shows that the second signification is the commoner.
A parish in co. Leicester, and a hamlet in co. Nottingham.
A location name.
Welham Demographics
Welham Religious Adherence
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Welham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Welham is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Welham click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welham? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 153,970th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,554,345 people. Welham is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Welham live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most common forename on earth, held by 11 people.
It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 2,073 people, or 1 in 26,878. In England it is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 20 percent live, Essex, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Excluding England Welham occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.
Welham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Welham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Welham last name expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 10,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Welham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Welham surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Welham are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Welham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.22% more than the national average, earning R 449,652 per year; in United States they earn 29.47% more than the national average, earning $55,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.97% more than the national average, earning $57,617 CAD per year.
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