Explore the Family Name Welden

The meaning of Welden

1. German: habitational name from any of several places so named, for example near Augsberg and near Kaufbeuren. 2. English: variant of Weldon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Welden' has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Welden was ranked 20,589th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it dropped to a rank of 22,450, marking a change of -9.04%. The count of people carrying the surname also decreased from 1,196 in 2000 to 1,146 in 2010, indicating a decline of -4.18%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people diminished from 0.44 to 0.39, experiencing an overall drop of -11.36%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,589	#22,450	-9.04%
Count	1,196	1,146	-4.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.39	-11.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Welden

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Welden'. The most common ethnicity identified as White, though it saw a minor decrease from 95.23% in 2000 to 94.33% in 2010. The Hispanic population with this surname showed the most significant growth, going from 1.59% to 2.79%, marking an increase of 75.47%. The Black population experienced a growth rate of 40.00%, increasing from 0.50% to 0.70%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander slightly decreased, as did those identifying as American Indian or Alaskan Native. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races saw a mild increase from 1.00% to 1.05%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.23%	94.33%	-0.95%
Hispanic	1.59%	2.79%	75.47%
Two or More Races	1%	1.05%	5%
Black	0.5%	0.7%	40%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.17%	0.7%	-40.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.44%	-12%