Last Name WELCH

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Meaning	Local: The Welsh, from Wales, i.e. the Welshman.

Origin	English, Scottish, Jewish, Native American, Irish, Belgian, South african

Rank	259 (2000 US census)	240 (1990 US census)

Count	105,804 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

85.6%, or 90568 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
9.83%, or 10401 total occurrences, as black,
0.45%, or 476 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.04%, or 1100 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.45%, or 1534 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.63%, or 1725 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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