Welland Surname

224,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Welland Surname Definition:

Bapt 'the son of Welland.' In Domesday Welland (Devon), (2) Local, 'of Welland,' a parish in Worcestershire.

William de Welond, Gloucestershire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Welond, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Richard Welond, Suffolk, ibid.

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Welland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9071:61,4317,251
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Germany1821:442,33839,473
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Australia721:374,94030,993
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Ireland131:362,22614,761
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Norway71:734,61250,907
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guam11:160,1214,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:67,1507,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Welland (88) may also be a first name.

Welland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bapt 'the son of Welland.' In Domesday Welland (Devon), (2) Local, 'of Welland,' a parish in Worcestershire.

William de Welond, Gloucestershire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Welond, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Richard Welond, Suffolk, ibid.

1787. Married — Thomas Welland and Alice Peach: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Welland (worc.), 14th cent. Wenland, 13th cent. Wen(e)lond, Weneland = Wen(n)a’s Land [A.-Sax, *Wen(n)an-land, Wen(n)an- genit. of Wen(n)a, from Old English wéna, hope] 2 Dweller at the Spring-Land [Old English w(i)ell(a, a spring, well + land] 3 Dweller by the River Welland, occurring in very late copies or versions of Latin charters of the Anglo-Saxon period as Weland and Weeland [the orig. is doubtful, but seems to be the dat. (either pl., w(i)ellun, or sing. w(i)ellan) of Old English w(i)ella, a spring; the -d in the name in that case being therefore the common post-n intrusion] There has been confusion with Wayland, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Worcestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Worcestershire.

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

Welland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welland has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welland? popularity and diffusion

The last name Welland is the 224,410th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,019,606 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Welland are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 88 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 907 people, or 1 in 61,431. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 15 percent reside, Surrey, where 11 percent reside and Devon, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England Welland occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Welland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welland has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 584 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 48 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Welland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Welland are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Welland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.84% less than the national average, earning 260,098 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.42% more than the national average, earning R 317,052 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.81% more than the national average, earning $61,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weilland9384/
Wellandt9319/
Wielland932/
Wellands931/
Wealland930/
Whelland930/
Weland92309/
Wlland921/
Wiellandt881/
Wheelland880/
Whealland880/
Weiland8624,581/
Weyland864,038/
Belland862,233/
Willand86844/
Wealand86283/
Wheland86250/
Weeland86225/
Velland86129/
Wejland8645/
Weliand864/
Uelland861/
Welandt861/
Wellamd861/
Wellant860/
Wland834/
Weilandt801,513/
Wheeland80869/
Weijland80226/
Weylandt80135/
Wheyland8033/
Willandt8033/
Wheiland8027/
Wiolland809/
Weillant807/
Williand806/
Wailland803/
Willands802/
Wehlandt802/
Whealand801/
Bellandt801/
Weahland801/
Weillond801/
Wellante801/
Vielland801/
Wejlandt801/
Weiliand801/
Weallant800/
Wheleand800/
Wyland772,111/
Wiland771,153/
Wåland7725/
Wlands771/
Wleand771/
Welant771/
Blland770/
Whland770/
Weijlandt754/
Willeands750/
Wlad73274/
Wayland714,459/
Billand71489/
Villand71360/
Bellant71353/
Wailand71294/
Whyland71120/
Wijland71119/
Wilandt7198/
Willant7163/
Wajland7136/
Weilant7134/
Wilandh7125/
Wylandt716/
Whiland715/
Woyland714/
Wihland713/
Vellant711/
Woiland711/
Bellond711/
Wheelahand710/
Willond710/
Weilond710/
Wileand710/
Bland6752,867/
Violland67334/
Vellante67263/
Whayland6790/
Williamd6751/
Waillant6723/
Willyant6722/
Villandt6712/
Viellant676/
Vland675/
Wayliand674/
Billiand672/
Wlead672/
Williant672/
Wayllant672/
Wajlandt672/
Vaellant671/
Woilandt671/
Belliant671/
Wailandt670/
Willyond670/
Wheelond670/
Billeand670/

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