How common is the surname Welden?

1,146 people in the United States had the surname Welden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Welden?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Welden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Welden?

Ben Welden, American actor (1901-1997).

Where is the surname Welden most common?

Wikidata records people named Welden in the United States.

Is the surname Welden getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, down 4.2%.

The surname Welden

A surname, carried by 1,146 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Welden is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,146 people named Welden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. That is down 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,196.

#22,450

rank among US surnames

1,146

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4.2%

change since 2000 (was #20,589)

Who is named Welden

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Welden identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Weldens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Welden
American actor (1901-1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Welden

Welden has the Soundex code W435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W435.

Questions

How common is the surname Welden?: 1,146 people in the United States had the surname Welden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Welden?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Welden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Welden?: Ben Welden, American actor (1901-1997).
Where is the surname Welden most common?: Wikidata records people named Welden in the United States.
Is the surname Welden getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, down 4.2%.