Welcome Family History

Welcome Surname 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, Elmore, Wedmore

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5K	Military Records
811	Immigration Records
8K	Census and Voter Lists
12K	Member Trees

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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 1911 there were 8 Welcome families living in Quebec. This was about 62% of all the recorded Welcome's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Welcome families in 1911.

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What did your Welcome ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Shoemaker and Dressmaker were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Welcome. 100% of Welcome men worked as a Shoemaker and 100% of Welcome women worked as a Dressmaker.

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Shoemaker

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Dressmaker

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Census Record

There are 8K 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 List

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

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Military Records

There are 5K 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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Welcome Surname 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

Where is the Welcome family from?

What did your Welcome ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Shoemaker and Dressmaker were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Welcome. 100% of Welcome men worked as a Shoemaker and 100% of Welcome women worked as a Dressmaker.

Data not to scale

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

Shoemaker

100%

Dressmaker

100%

What Welcome family records will you find?

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.

Welcome Family History

Welcome Surname Meaning

40,000 record(s) for Welcome

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Welcome Surname Meaning

40,000 record(s) for Welcome

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Where is the Welcome family from?

What did your Welcome ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Welcome family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Welcome lifespan?

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