Weld Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Weld Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Weld family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 27
Living On Her Own Means 5
Coal Miner 4
Living On Own Means 3
Dress Maker 3
General Servant Domestic 2
Cotton Spinner 2
Cotton Weaver 2
General Labourer 2
Farm Labourer 2
Beer House Keeper 1
Calender At Print Works 1
Coachman 1
Cotton Card Room Hand 1
Cotton Frame Tenter 1
Cotton Taper 1
Cotton Waste Dealer 1
Cotton Winder 1
Draper 1
Dyer 1
Laundress 1
Lodging House Keeper 1
Retired Boiler Maker 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Parish Relief 1

Weld Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wild 75% 86,883
2 Wilde 60% 31,412
3 Would 60% 1,425
4 Waldie 50% 1,219
5 Weld 100% 912
6 Wield 80% 499
7 Wald 75% 435
8 Wold 75% 332
9 Weald 80% 292
10 Weild 80% 251
11 Walde 60% 163
12 Welde 80% 139
13 Ewald 60% 109

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The surname Weld is the 5th most popular variant of Wild.

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