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Welcome Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Welcombe (Devon) or Welcombe in Stratford (Warwickshire). The placenames derive from Old English wella ‘well spring stream’ + cumb ‘valley’. English: nickname from Middle English welcum ‘welcome’ (Old English wilcume) applied to someone who habitually used this expression. English: perhaps an altered form of the medieval name Welkempt from Middle English wel kempt literally ‘well-combed’ extended to mean ‘neat well-dressed’. Altered form (translation into English) of French Bienvenu .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Wilcott, Weldon, Balcom, Wetmore, Welford, Ledsome, Walcott, Newcomb

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Where is the Welcome family from?

You can see how Welcome families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Welcome family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Welcome families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 51 Welcome families living in Sussex. This was about 67% of all the recorded Welcome's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Welcome families in 1891.
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What did your Welcome ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Welcome. 100% of Welcome women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%
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Census Records

There are 8,000 census records available for the last name Welcome. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Welcome census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 811 immigration records available for the last name Welcome. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Welcome. For the veterans among your Welcome ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Welcome lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Welcome life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Welcome in 1952 was 49, and 82 in 2004.

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