Welsch Surname
Approximately 16,833 people bear this surname
Welsch Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Wales (foreign), a Welshman.
Read More About This SurnameWelsch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10,243 | 1:7,860 | 982 |
| United States | 4,141 | 1:87,529 | 9,870 |
| France | 1,086 | 1:61,163 | 8,305 |
| Argentina | 236 | 1:181,116 | 15,158 |
| Brazil | 146 | 1:1,466,263 | 49,230 |
| Chile | 132 | 1:133,458 | 4,712 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Belgium | 87 | 1:132,145 | 19,103 |
| Hungary | 72 | 1:136,337 | 12,556 |
| Switzerland | 69 | 1:119,028 | 12,127 |
| Austria | 68 | 1:125,227 | 17,371 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Luxembourg | 51 | 1:11,383 | 1,973 |
| Peru | 49 | 1:648,656 | 15,868 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,013 | 1:49,574 | 5,639 |
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.
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.
- benhli47Welsch Demographics
Average Male Welsch Height
179.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Welsch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welsch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welsch is most common in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welsch? popularity and diffusion
The surname Welsch is the 31,697th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 432,932 people. 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 frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 10,243 people, or 1 in 7,860. In Germany Welsch is primarily concentrated in: Saarland, where 16 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.
Welsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Welsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welsch surname grew 409 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Welsch Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Welsch last name are 18.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.73% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wielsch | 92 | 353 | / |
| Welsche | 92 | 52 | / |
| Wellsch | 92 | 22 | / |
| Waelsch | 92 | 19 | / |
| Welschh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Welch | 91 | 175,920 | / |
| Welsh | 91 | 82,193 | / |
| Wilsch | 83 | 626 | / |
| Velsch | 83 | 198 | / |
| Belsch | 83 | 99 | / |
| Welshe | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wellsh | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wellch | 83 | 7 | / |
| Welchh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Weslch | 83 | 3 | / |
| Welcht | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weslsh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Welsjh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weelch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Welssh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wels | 80 | 2,849 | / |
| Welschová | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wlsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wlch | 80 | 0 | / |
| Willsch | 77 | 575 | / |
| Voelsch | 77 | 94 | / |
| Wuelche | 77 | 75 | / |
| D'Welch | 77 | 4 | / |
| D'Welsh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welchht | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuellch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wells | 73 | 315,346 | / |
| Velsh | 73 | 1,315 | / |
| Wilch | 73 | 606 | / |
| Weels | 73 | 478 | / |
| Wiels | 73 | 478 | / |
| Belsh | 73 | 290 | / |
| Waels | 73 | 74 | / |
| Welss | 73 | 66 | / |
| Welsz | 73 | 57 | / |
| Velch | 73 | 38 | / |
| Woels | 73 | 38 | / |
| Welce | 73 | 31 | / |
| Uelsh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Welse | 73 | 12 | / |
| Welhs | 73 | 12 | / |
| Uelch | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weëls | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wylch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welsp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welsø | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wilsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wlche | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wehls | 73 | 0 | / |
| Welles | 67 | 3,435 | / |
| Völsch | 67 | 102 | / |
| Velche | 67 | 58 | / |
| Bölsch | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wilshe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wiehls | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wellls | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wellss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Willch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuells | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wilschová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wls | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woells | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wellse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuelch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bellsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilschova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waells | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vellsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Well's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veslch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uelche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weells | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welsse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiells | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwells | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehlse | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welsch
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