Explore the Family Name Welchel

The meaning of Welchel

Altered form of an unidentified German surname, possibly Welcher. Compare Whelchel.

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How common is the last name Welchel in the United States?

The popularity of the surname Welchel, as documented by the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a notable shift from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the surname held the ranking of 38,198 with a count of 545 individuals carrying the Welchel name. By 2010, however, the rank had dropped to 52,851, representing a change of -38.36 percent. The number of people with the Welchel surname also decreased to 392 over this decade, marking a decrease rate of -28.07 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people similarly saw a decline, falling from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,198	#52,851	-38.36%
Count	545	392	-28.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.13	-35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Welchel

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Welchel surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the overwhelming majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with only a slight decrease from 93.21 percent to 92.60 percent. Meanwhile, the number of Welchel's identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled over the same period, increasing from 1.83 percent to 3.57 percent. Those claiming two or more races saw a modest decrease from 2.75 percent to 2.30 percent. No individuals with the surname Welchel identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. Lastly, the percentage of those identifying as Black went from 1.47 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.21%	92.6%	-0.65%
Hispanic	1.83%	3.57%	95.08%
Two or More Races	2.75%	2.3%	-16.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.47%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%