Last name: WELCH
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WELCH : This last name is indexed 276,992 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
WELCH : 1: English: variant of Welsh or Walsh an ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh.2: German: variant of Welk.3: Americanized form of German Welsch.
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