How common is the last name Welsh?

28,953 people in the United States have the last name Welsh, about 1 in 10,324. It ranks #1,190 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WELSH

#1,190

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
28,953
About
1 in 10,324
This common or more
41.7%
Who bears it

Of the 28,953 people with the last name Welsh, 87.9% reported their origin as White, 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Welsh

#1,188 Kendall · 28,998#1,189 Sweet · 28,989#1,191 Duong · 28,934#1,192 Holley · 28,921

Spelled almost the same

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

#296 Welch · 103,903#10,856 Welsch · 2,803#82,881 Wels · 245

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