# Welker (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/welker/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,566 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,138 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,043 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (8,306 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Welker.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Welker in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Welker in the United States.

## People named Welker

- Frank Welker, American actor (born 1946)
- Kristen Welker, American television journalist (born 1976)
- Wes Welker, American football player and coach (born 1981)
- Herman Welker, American politician (1906-1957)

## Similar surnames

Walker, Wilker, Welcher, Wilkerson, Wilcher, Walser, Wilshire, Wahlgren, Wallgren.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.