Welz Family History
Welz Name Meaning
German:: variant of Walz . habitational name from Oberwölz (formerly Welz) on the border between Styria and Carinthia in Austria; or from the German towns of Welz (near Aachen) Welze (near Hanover) or Wölls (near Landsberg; formerly recorded as Weltz and Welss). from Middle High German Middle Low German wels ‘catfish’ hence probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022