Welling Surname
Approximately 12,163 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWelling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,232 | 1:69,277 | 8,051 |
| Germany | 2,720 | 1:29,598 | 3,893 |
| Netherlands | 1,844 | 1:9,158 | 1,166 |
| England | 750 | 1:74,291 | 8,448 |
| Finland | 369 | 1:14,896 | 2,191 |
| Australia | 314 | 1:85,974 | 9,937 |
| Canada | 283 | 1:130,196 | 13,551 |
| Denmark | 231 | 1:24,436 | 2,497 |
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 407 | 1:59,890 | 7,018 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,001 | 1:50,169 | 5,703 |
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.
(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.
Ferguson considers this to be the patronymic of a personal name, Well. But there is a De Wellynge in H.R. co. Norfolk.
Ralph, Richard, Robert, Roger Hueline, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Welin, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
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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.
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Welling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Welling in the Marathi language | ||
| वेलीग | veliga | 75 |
| वेलींग | velinga | 25 |
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