Welsch Surname

31,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Welsch Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Wales (foreign), a Welshman.

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Welsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,2431:7,860982
United States4,1411:87,5299,870
France1,0861:61,1638,305
Argentina2361:181,11615,158
Brazil1461:1,466,26349,230
Chile1321:133,4584,712
Canada991:372,17833,288
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Belgium871:132,14519,103
Hungary721:136,33712,556
Switzerland691:119,02812,127
Austria681:125,22717,371
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Luxembourg511:11,3831,973
Peru491:648,65615,868
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Czechia231:462,32550,029
England211:2,653,24194,788
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0131:49,5745,639

Welsch (20) may also be a first name.

Welsch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Wales (foreign), a Welshman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Welsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welsch is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Welsch is the 31,697th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 432,932 people. The last name Welsch occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Welsch are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 10,243 people, or 1 in 7,860. In Germany it is most common in: Saarland, where 16 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Welsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welsch surname expanded 409 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welsch surname are 18.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Welsch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 300.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 77,587 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.48% more than the national average, earning R 378,996 per year; in United States they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $46,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $51,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielsch92353/
Welsche9252/
Wellsch9222/
Waelsch9219/
Welschh921/
Welch91175,920/
Welsh9182,193/
Wilsch83626/
Velsch83198/
Belsch8399/
Welshe8332/
Wellsh837/
Wellch837/
Welchh835/
Weslch833/
Welcht832/
Weslsh831/
Welsjh831/
Weelch831/
Welssh830/
Wels802,849/
Welschová8012/
Wlsh801/
Wlch800/
Willsch77575/
Voelsch7794/
Wuelche7775/
D'Welch774/
D'Welsh771/
Welchht771/
Wuellch771/
Wells73315,346/
Velsh731,315/
Wilch73606/
Weels73478/
Wiels73478/
Belsh73290/
Waels7374/
Welss7366/
Welsz7357/
Velch7338/
Woels7338/
Welce7331/
Uelsh7317/
Welse7312/
Welhs7312/
Uelch737/
Weëls732/
Wylch731/
Welsp731/
Welsø731/
Wilsh731/
Wlche730/
Wehls730/
Welles673,435/
Völsch67102/
Velche6758/
Bölsch6736/
Wilshe6725/
Wiehls6713/
Wellls679/
Wellss674/
Willch673/
Wuells673/
Wilschová673/
Wls673/
Woells672/
Wellse672/
Vuelch671/
Bellsh671/
Wilschova671/
Waells671/
Vellsh671/
Well's671/
Veslch671/
Uelche671/
Weells671/
Welsse671/
Vilsch671/
Wellce671/
Wiells671/
Hwells671/
Wehlse670/

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Welsch Reference & Research

Welch DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Welch FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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