Welch is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Ireland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Welch
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland, Ireland
Meaning:

A native of Wales. These names are probably of rather recent origin, the older forms being Le Waleys, Wallis, etc.

One who came from Wales meaning "foreign," a Welshman.

Form of the Walsh. One who came from Wales, i.e., foreign, a Welshman.

Welch is a variant of Welsh. One who came from Wales that means "foreign," a Welshman.

Form of Welsh. See Welch, Welchman - A native of Wales. These names are probably of rather recent origin, the older forms being Le Waleys, Wallis, etc.

How popular is Welch?

Welch is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, South Africa, Barbados, Scotland, Guyana, Jamaica, Thailand, Belize, Trinidad and Tobago, France, Panama, Germany, Brazil, Northern Ireland, Israel.

Welch is ranked 3245 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Welch bearers increased by 3.01 per cent in 2010 US census to 108987 since 2000, the surname slipped by 25 spots and ranked at 284. The last name was found in around 4 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.47 85.6
Black 10.44 9.83
Hispanic or Latino 2.55 1.63
Others 1.9 1.45
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.11 1.04
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.54 0.45
Welch is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 173677 people have been found who wears Welch as their family name. Welch is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Welch:
264 United States139,621
Countries with ten thousands of Welch:
432 England16,989
Countries with thousands of Welch:
830 Australia4,730
1,257 Canada4,358
539 New Zealand1,297
Countries with hundreds of Welch:
512 Wales657
10,298 South Africa649
126 Barbados604
1,290 Scotland598
322 Guyana420
927 Jamaica357
37,379 Thailand318
271 Belize305
853 Trinidad and Tobago255
41,577 France246
1,190 Panama238
41,414 Germany169
53,225 Brazil133
1,982 Northern Ireland130
9,096 Israel115
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
32,981 Argentina98
24,892 Spain95
1,936 Suriname70
4,322 Ireland69
6,926 Kuwait67
18,093 Mexico67
205 Guernsey59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
39,430 Netherlands48
8,706 Portugal47
4,783 Singapore47
11,842 Chile39
9,432 Dominican Republic39
36,425 Zimbabwe38
135,784 Philippines37
2,402 Nicaragua34
21,451 Sweden32
336 Bermuda31
610 Isle of Man29
3,101 China24
4,799 Luxembourg22
28,226 Switzerland22
59,312 Malaysia21
5,830 Cuba19
214 Turks and Caicos Islands17
16,023 Qatar16
1,043 United States Virgin Islands16
3,647 Honduras15
6,078 Cyprus14
3,428 Hong Kong13
45,186 Japan13
35,657 Norway13
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
30,183 Denmark12
578,870 India12
1,718 Jersey12
28,211 Venezuela12
3,937 Costa Rica11
786 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,674 Ecuador10
5,853 Guatemala10
1,511 Aruba9
21,487 Afghanistan8
1,431 American Samoa8
115,463 Italy8
1,058 Marshall Islands8
310,552 Nigeria8
652 Northern Mariana Islands8
436,635 Russia8
1,601 Saint Lucia8
1,091 South Korea8
97,842 Czechia7
103,447 Belgium6
92,487 Pakistan6
118,663 Papua New Guinea6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Maid Lena Welch from Great Britain aboard the John Clark from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 21 years old when she arrived in USA on May 14, 1846. James Welch, aged Born at sea, Pat Welch, aged 14, 18 years old Ephraim Welch, Jane Welch (20) Immigrant, Peter Welch, aged 30, John Welch (25) Workman, Blacksmith Patrick Welch, Workman Thomas Welch, and 214 other Welch around 46.48% of whom were workman while others worked as shoemaker and dressmaker, farmer, tailoress, spinster, seamstress, mason, lady migrated to US.

From Germany

25 years old servant Rosina Welch who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on May 7, 1852 by Adonis put out from Liverpool. Daughter Emma Welch, 37 years old Octavia Welch, William Welch, aged 14, 31 years old Christiana Welch, 11 months old George Welch, Jacob Welch (6), 21 years old F.W. Welch, Gottleb Welch (34) Farmer, and 30 other Welch around 32% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and butcher migrated to US.

Welch Namesakes

  • Herbert George Welch, American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Lew Welch, Lewis Barrett Welch, Jr
  • Sean Welch, bassist for The Beautiful South and previously roadie for The Housemartins
  • Alexander Welch, (July 15, 1873
  • William A. Welch, American engineer and environmentalist
  • Jenna Welch,
  • Ronald Welch, He was teaching at Bedford Modern School when the Second World War broke out
  • Carolyn Welch, American figure skater
  • Thomas Welch, surveyor and judge in Upper Canada
  • Werburg Welch, English artist and Benedictine nun
  • Jan Welch, American director of aggressive skating videos and commercials
  • W. Wilbert Welch, American pastor and educator
  • Greg Welch, Australian triathlete
  • Chris Welch, music journalist, reviewer and critic with 'Melody Maker', famous during the 1960s and 1970s for reporting on the rise of such bands as Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic
  • Martin Welch, fishing schooner captain out of Gloucester
  • George Patrick Welch, historian and author
  • Ann Welch, pilot
  • Claude Welch, historical theologian specializing
  • Lorne Welch, British engineer
  • Richard J. Welch, U.S. Representative from California
  • John W. Welch, LDS law and religion scholar
  • Thomas Anthony Welch, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Terry Welch, American computer scientist
  • Raquel Welch, American actress and singer
  • Jack Welch, John Francis "Jack" Welch Jr
  • Bettina Welch, Australia-based actress
  • Mickey Welch, Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter
  • Tahnee Welch, American model and actress
  • Andrew Welch, prominent British theatre producer
  • Joseph N. Welch, American lawyer
  • Brian Welch, American musician, singer and songwriter
  • Larry D. Welch, retired United States Air Force four star general
  • Bruce Welch, English guitarist, songwriter, producer
  • Justin Welch, English musician, best known as the drummer
  • Dave Welch, English poker player based in St Albans,
  • Thomas Bramwell Welch, British–American minister and dentist
  • Frank A. Welch, ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the United States Coast Guard
  • Suzy Welch, American author, television commentator
  • Ed Welch, English television composer
  • Bo Welch, American production designer and director
  • Adonijah Welch, United States Senator
  • Richard Welch, CIA Station Chief killed by the Greek urban guerrilla Marxist
  • Denise Welch, English actress and television presenter
  • Graeme Welch, former English cricket player and coach
  • William H. Welch, American physician, pathologist, bacteriologist
  • Patrick W. Welch, English painter, illustrator, cartoonist
  • Noah Welch, American professional ice hockey defenseman
  • Thomas Vincent Welch, New York State Assemblyman and served as the first Superintendent of the New York State Reservation at Niagara
  • Peter Welch, American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for since 2007
  • Kevin Welch, American country music artist

Welch Namesakes

  • Herbert George Welch, American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Lew Welch, Lewis Barrett Welch, Jr
  • Sean Welch, bassist for The Beautiful South and previously roadie for The Housemartins
  • Alexander Welch, (July 15, 1873
  • William A. Welch, American engineer and environmentalist
  • Jenna Welch,
  • Ronald Welch, He was teaching at Bedford Modern School when the Second World War broke out
  • Carolyn Welch, American figure skater
  • Thomas Welch, surveyor and judge in Upper Canada
  • Werburg Welch, English artist and Benedictine nun
  • Jan Welch, American director of aggressive skating videos and commercials
  • W. Wilbert Welch, American pastor and educator
  • Greg Welch, Australian triathlete
  • Chris Welch, music journalist, reviewer and critic with 'Melody Maker', famous during the 1960s and 1970s for reporting on the rise of such bands as Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic
  • Martin Welch, fishing schooner captain out of Gloucester
  • George Patrick Welch, historian and author
  • Ann Welch, pilot
  • Claude Welch, historical theologian specializing
  • Lorne Welch, British engineer
  • Richard J. Welch, U.S. Representative from California
  • John W. Welch, LDS law and religion scholar
  • Thomas Anthony Welch, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Terry Welch, American computer scientist
  • Raquel Welch, American actress and singer
  • Jack Welch, John Francis "Jack" Welch Jr
  • Bettina Welch, Australia-based actress
  • Mickey Welch, Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter
  • Tahnee Welch, American model and actress
  • Andrew Welch, prominent British theatre producer
  • Joseph N. Welch, American lawyer
  • Brian Welch, American musician, singer and songwriter
  • Larry D. Welch, retired United States Air Force four star general
  • Bruce Welch, English guitarist, songwriter, producer
  • Justin Welch, English musician, best known as the drummer
  • Dave Welch, English poker player based in St Albans,
  • Thomas Bramwell Welch, British–American minister and dentist
  • Frank A. Welch, ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the United States Coast Guard
  • Suzy Welch, American author, television commentator
  • Ed Welch, English television composer
  • Bo Welch, American production designer and director
  • Adonijah Welch, United States Senator
  • Richard Welch, CIA Station Chief killed by the Greek urban guerrilla Marxist
  • Denise Welch, English actress and television presenter
  • Graeme Welch, former English cricket player and coach
  • William H. Welch, American physician, pathologist, bacteriologist
  • Patrick W. Welch, English painter, illustrator, cartoonist
  • Noah Welch, American professional ice hockey defenseman
  • Thomas Vincent Welch, New York State Assemblyman and served as the first Superintendent of the New York State Reservation at Niagara
  • Peter Welch, American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for since 2007
  • Kevin Welch, American country music artist

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