How common is the last name Welch?

103,903 people in the United States have the last name Welch, about 1 in 2,877. It ranks #296 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WELCH

#296

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
103,903
About
1 in 2,877
This common or more
26.4%
Who bears it

Of the 103,903 people with the last name Welch, 80.3% reported their origin as White, 10.3% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Welch

#294 Acosta · 104,841#295 Padilla · 104,340#297 Banks · 103,658#298 Fields · 103,194

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Welch, most common first.

#1,190 Welsh · 28,953#10,856 Welsch · 2,803#119,572 Welc · 153

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