Last Name WELD

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: At the weld, from residence thereby. A woody or stubbly waste, a wold.
A wood, sometimes written 'Weald,' the woody part of a country.
Origin English, Jewish, German, Irish

Rank 19,208 (2000 US census) 23,297 (1990 US census)
Count 1,307 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.8%, or 1239 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.07%, or 14 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.15%, or 15 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.3%, or 30 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


English surnames

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