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
Private Means 11
School 8
Solicitor 3
None 3
Clerk 3
House Painter 2
Calico Weaver Cotton 2
Scholar 2
Cotton Mill Worker 2
Student 2
Law Student 1
Medical Practitioner Surgeon 1
Pupil 1
Asylum Superintendent's Clerk 1
Automatic Machine Agent 1
Professor 1
Bank Cashier 1
Apprentice To Joiner 1
Cherk In Paper Manufacture Office 1
Clerk On Orders 1
Farmer & Stone Cutter 1
Housework 1
Reeler In Cotton Mill 1
Retired Publican 1
Roller Solderer In Cotton Mill 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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