Welsch

See also: welsch

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, from welsch (“foreign, non-Germanic”).
• As a Lower Sorbian surname, Germanized from Ẃelš, Wjelš, shortened from Welisław; see Welk.

Proper noun

Welsch (plural Welsches)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Welsch is the 11104^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2857 individuals. Welsch is most common among White (93.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Welsch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.