How common is the surname Weldon?

14,538 people in the United States had the surname Weldon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,237 Americans. It ranked 2,481st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Weldon?

Joan Weldon, American actress (1930–2021), followed by Walter Frank Raphael Weldon.

Where is the surname Weldon most common?

Wikidata records people named Weldon in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Weldon?

Weldon is /ˈwɛl.dən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Weldon getting more or less common?

More common. 14,025 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,538 in 2010, up 3.7%.

Is Weldon also a first name?

Yes. Weldon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Weldon

A surname, carried by 14,538 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɛl.dən/ 2 syllables Soundex W435 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weldon is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,538 people named Weldon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,237 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,025.

#2,481

rank among US surnames

14,538

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,367)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,472	Wakefield	14,587	21,166
#2,473	Kahn	14,584	21,170
#2,474	Barth	14,579	21,177
#2,475	Dove	14,560	21,205
#2,477	Noriega	14,559	21,207
#2,478	Cloud	14,555	21,212
#2,479	Stearns	14,554	21,214

Who is named Weldon

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

80% of people named Weldon identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Weldons

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joan Weldon
American actress (1930–2021)
Walter Frank Raphael Weldon
British evolutionary biologist (1860-1906)
Dave Weldon
American politician, born 1953
Francis Weldon
British equestrian (1913-1993)
Curt Weldon
American politician (born 1947)
Frederick W. Leslie
American astronaut, born 1951

Notable Weldons come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weldon

Weldon 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 Weldon?: 14,538 people in the United States had the surname Weldon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,237 Americans. It ranked 2,481st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weldon?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Weldon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Weldon?: Joan Weldon, American actress (1930–2021), followed by Walter Frank Raphael Weldon.
Where is the surname Weldon most common?: Wikidata records people named Weldon in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Weldon?: Weldon is /ˈwɛl.dən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Weldon getting more or less common?: More common. 14,025 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,538 in 2010, up 3.7%.
Is Weldon also a first name?: Yes. Weldon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.