Walch Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Walch Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Walch family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 115
Cotton Weaver 13
Domestic Servant 12
Coal Miner 12
General Labourer 10
Labourer 10
Agricultural Labourer 6
House Keeper 6
Dock Labourer 5
Carter 5
Cotton Operative 5
General Servant 4
Tailoress 4
Weaver Cotton 4
Boot Maker 3
Charwoman 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Stevedore 3
Cotton Bleacher 3
Farm Labourer 3
Hawker 3
House Painter 3
Baker 2
Bricklayer's Labourer 2
Iron Worker 2

Walch Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Welch 80% 69,279
2 Walch 100% 8,181
3 Wilch 80% 843

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The surname Walch is the 2nd most popular variant of Welch.

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