Welling Surname

42,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Welling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Welling,' a village, partly in the parish of Bexley and partly in that of East Wickham, Kent.

William de Wellynge, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1578. Richard Welling, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Welling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2321:69,2778,051
Germany2,7201:29,5983,893
Netherlands1,8441:9,1581,166
England7501:74,2918,448
Finland3691:14,8962,191
Australia3141:85,9749,937
Canada2831:130,19613,551
Denmark2311:24,4362,497
India771:9,961,888192,972
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Wales141:221,03813,576
France131:5,109,440259,941
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Oman41:921,9937,313
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4071:59,8907,018
Wales101:156,8426,008
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0011:50,1695,703

Welling (278) may also be a first name.

Welling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Welling,' a village, partly in the parish of Bexley and partly in that of East Wickham, Kent.

William de Wellynge, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1578. Richard Welling, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

George Horwood and Anne Wellinge: Marriage Lic. (London).

1654-5. Buried — Elizabeth, wife of Nathaniell Wellen, a stranger: St. Dionis Backcharch (London).

1757. Married — John Welling and Elizabeth Wainwright: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Welling, Anglo-Saxon Wellingum, Welingum (both dat. pl. forms occur in the same 10th-cent. Hertfordshire Latin Will: ‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 812) = At (the Place of) the Wel-Family [the pers. name is either from Old English wel, more commonly wœl, slaughter, death, &c., or Old English wela, prosperity, happiness, &c.:— + the dat. pl., -ingum, of the ‘son’ suff. -ing] William de Wellynge.—Hund. Rolls (Norf.) The place referred to in the above- cited 10th-cent. Herts doct. seems to be that now called Welwyn.

There is a Welling in Kent, but it is said to be a modern village.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ferguson considers this to be the patronymic of a personal name, Well. But there is a De Wellynge in H.R. co. Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ralph, Richard, Robert, Roger Hueline, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Welin, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Welling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welling (Marathi: वेलीग) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,792nd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 599,157 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Welling are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Welling is also the 532,586th most common forename world-wide, held by 278 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 5,232 people, or 1 in 69,277. In The United States Welling is most numerous in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Welling exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent live and The Netherlands, where 15 percent live.

Welling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welling last name expanded 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welling last name are 13.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Welling earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.13% less than the national average, earning R 158,916 per year; in United States they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $44,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $51,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuelling93122/
Wellingk9311/
Whelling937/
Wielling935/
Weslling931/
Wellling931/
Weling92363/
Wlling927/
Wellng921/
Willing867,126/
Belling863,823/
Velling861,251/
Wellink86477/
Weiling86329/
Weeling86112/
Wölling8663/
Wegling8651/
Wealing8638/
Weyling8635/
Wülling8615/
Uelling8614/
Wheling867/
Welleng865/
Welieng862/
Wellyng861/
Wheeling801,269/
Weijling8094/
Whealing8061/
Hwelleng8021/
Wailling8017/
Willingh8010/
Voelling808/
Vellings804/
Whilling801/
Wheiling801/
Weegling801/
Willling800/
Beelling800/
Veslling800/
Wuilling800/
Welink77363/
Weleng77192/
Wiling7765/
Blling7728/
Wäling7713/
Wyling773/
Vlling771/
Bellng771/
Hwling770/
Vuellings753/
Wellengue751/
Vellingsø751/
Wlng7317/
Billing719,854/
Bölling711,351/
Willink71626/
Villing71506/
Wähling71498/
Wayling71360/
Weelink71260/
Völling71175/
Bülling71158/
Wijling71135/
Bølling71100/
Belleng7165/
Wailing7159/
Välling7139/
Bylling7135/
Wellenc7122/
Hweleng7121/
Willeng7119/
Willingová716/
Wigling716/
Wæhling716/
Whiling712/
Woehlng711/
Wellinková711/
Vælling711/
Wågling711/
Wuiling711/
Weeleng711/
Weileng711/
Whyling710/
Bling67328/
Völlings67176/
Bellinck67141/
Vüllings67101/
Hweeleng6760/
Weelinck6745/
Wyllinck6741/
Whayling6728/
Whailing6728/
Willinck679/
Villings675/
Billingh671/
Vling671/
Beheling671/
Voellink671/
Huelleng671/
Wlngh671/
Wylng671/
Welincke670/

Welling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Welling in the Marathi language
वेलीगveliga75
वेलींगvelinga25

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