Whelch Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whelch Surname Definition:

For Welch, q.v.

Whelch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England61:9,286,343223,652
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Whelch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Welch, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whelch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whelch is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Whelch.

How Common Is The Last Name Whelch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Whelch are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 33 percent are found, Arkansas, where 22 percent are found and Alabama, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent are found and China, where 6 percent are found.

Whelch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whelch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 10 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whelch Last Name Statistics demography

Whelch earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $39,703 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welch91175,920/
Whelc911/
Whitelch860/
Weltch83179/
Welche83136/
Weilch8324/
Wealch8322/
Welchs8322/
Wellch837/
Welchh835/
Weslch833/
Welcht832/
Whelsh832/
Weldch832/
Weelch831/
Wielch831/
Whilch830/
Waelch830/
Weltsch77222/
Wuelche7775/
Wellech7721/
D'Welch774/
Weilche773/
Huelche771/
Welchht771/
Weselch771/
Welltch770/
Walch7312,672/
Belch731,516/
Wilch73606/
Welcz73258/
Wolch73247/
Velch7338/
Wlech7311/
Uelch737/
Welkh734/
Wylch731/
Whels730/
Houelche7183/
Weltzsch7112/
Welchová714/
Wesselch712/
Weiglich711/
Whitlech710/
Wilche67283/
Wheals67154/
Velche6758/
Wheels6735/
Wheles678/
Whells675/
Willch673/
Whitletch672/
Veilch672/
Wiltch671/
Veslch671/
Vealch671/
Weltsh671/
Vuelch671/
Uelche671/
Whelts670/
Wheltz670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Whelch
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis