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Welling Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Welwyn (Hertfordshire) or Welling in Bexley (Kent) with a suspicion of an alternative unidentified source. The Hertfordshire placename means ‘at the willow trees’ from Old English wel(i)gum dative plural form of welig ‘willow’. The Kent placename may derive from Old English wella ‘well spring stream’ + the placename forming suffix -ing. In some cases this name may represent a development of Llewellyn particularly near the Welsh border. German: habitational name from any of various places in the Rhineland called Welling or Wellingen.

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


Similar surnames: Helling, Melling, Willing, Delling, Stelling, Pilling, Gelling

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You can see how Welling families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Welling family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Welling families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 42 Welling families living in New Brunswick. This was about 55% of all the recorded Welling's in Canada. New Brunswick had the highest population of Welling families in 1911.
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What did your Welling ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Welling. 72% of Welling men worked as a Farmer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    72%
  • Car Repairer
    29%
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Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Welling life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Welling in 1949 was 40, and 76 in 2004.

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