Weld Surname

161,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Weld Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the weld,' from residence thereby. A woody or stubbly waste, a wold; compare Fenn; v. also Weale.

Walter de la Wolde, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

John atte Welde, Rot.

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Weld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9161:189,17518,771
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Ireland1041:45,2783,395
England1031:540,95233,556
Australia381:710,41347,396
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Norway201:257,11427,149
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Honduras161:551,0283,526
Austria101:851,54467,454
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India61:127,844,230863,365
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9211:54,5266,124

Weld (1,296) may also be a first name.

Weld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the weld,' from residence thereby. A woody or stubbly waste, a wold; compare Fenn; v. also Weale.

Walter de la Wolde, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

John atte Welde, Rot. Pat., 4 Edward III. pt.

Willelmus del Weld, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1614. James Welde: Register of the University of Oxford.

1632. Sir John Cutts and Anne Weld: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1656. Married — William Kery and Roes Weld: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at a Weald or Forest [Old English weald] John atte Welde.—Pat. Rolls, A.D. 1330.

Willelmus del Weld.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Richard Welde, sherman.—Chester Freemen, A.D. 1563-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Weald (woodland), the name of several places in England; dweller at a woodland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

"Founded," says Mr. Shirley, "by William Weld, sheriff of London in 1352." His posterity were seated at Eaton, co. Chester, till the reign of Charles II. Lulworth, co. Dorset, was purchased in 1641. Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A wood, sometimes written Weald, the woody part of a country.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Wood, Forest; also Plain.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Weld Last Name Facts

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

Weld (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﺪ) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weld? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weld is the 161,904th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,711,141 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Weld live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 218,669th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 1,296 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,916 people, or 1 in 189,175. In The United States Weld is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Weld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weld has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 208 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 5,200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weld Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Weld are 8.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Weld earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.21% more than the national average, earning 447,178 kr per year; in United States they earn 12% more than the national average, earning $48,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.63% more than the national average, earning $86,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weldt89945/
Weild89200/
Wield89193/
Weald89104/
Welld894/
Hweld891/
Woeld890/
Waeld890/
Weltd890/
Wld868/
Wieldt8072/
Wellds806/
Weldch802/
Wealed801/
Woeldt801/
Weildt801/
Weelds800/
Weldte800/
Wild7569,892/
Veld752,536/
Wyld751,832/
Welt751,814/
Beld751,039/
Wled75167/
Wldt751/
Wldh751/
Ueld751/
Welte676,288/
Wildt673,650/
Oueld672,228/
Veldt671,201/
Welcz67258/
Waild67226/
Whild67141/
Whyld67133/
Velds67118/
Wielt6789/
Beldt6749/
Wehlt6741/
Welth6734/
Willd6720/
Beeld6714/
Beldì6713/
Wildh675/
Belld675/
Wealt674/
Wiltd672/
Veldz671/
Wayld671/
Wellt671/
Weult671/
Weilt670/
Woelt670/
Wildd670/
Vield670/

Weld Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Weld in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻟﺪwld-

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