Welch (surname)

Welch is an Irish surname of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning wise. For the Etymology of the name, see Welsh

Famous Welches include to:

• Adonijah Welch (1821–1889), American politician
• Alexander Welch (1873–1962), Canadian politician
• Andrew Welch, businessman
• Bettina Welch (1922–1993), New Zealand actress
• Bo Welch, American film director
• Bob Welch (born 1956), American baseball player
• Bob Welch (1946–2012), American musician
• Brian Welch (born 1970), American musician
• Bruce Welch (born 1941), English musician
• Carolyn Welch (born 1929), American figure skater
• Daniel Welch (disambiguation)
• Dave Welch, English poker player
• David Welch, American politician
• David Welch, Australian baseball player
• Denise Welch, British actress
• Denton Welch (1915–1948), English writer
• Ed Welch (born 1947), English composer
• Edward Welch (1806–1868), Welsh architect
• Edward F. Welch, Jr. (1924–2008), American admiral
• Florence Welch (born 1986), vocalist of Florence + the Machine
• Frank Welch (1835–1878), American politician
• Frank A. Welch, American military officer
• George Welch (pilot) (1918–1954), American military pilot
• Gillian Welch (born 1967), American musician
• Graeme Welch, English cricketer
• Greg Welch, former Australian triathlete
• Harold Welch (1912–1995), American businessman
• Herbert Welch (1862–1969), American bishop
• Jack Welch (1905–1985), American illustrator
• Jack Welch (born 1935), American businessman
• James Welch (VC) (1889–1978), English soldier
• James Welch (writer) (1940–2003), American author
• Joseph Welch (1890–1960), American lawyer
• Justin Welch (born 1972), British musician
• Keith Welch (born 1968), footballer born in England whose clubs included Rochdale and Bristol City
• Larry D. Welch (born 1934), United States Air Force general
• Lenny Welch (born 1938), American pop singer
• Lew Welch (1926-c.1971), American poet
• Lou Welch, fictional character from Babylon 5
• Laura Welch, First Lady of the United States (2001–2009)
• Capt. Marty Welch (1864–1935), American Schooner Captain
• Madison Welch, British glamour model
• Matthew E. Welch (Born 1984) Marine Engineer, The man
• Michael Welch (born 1987), American actor
• Mickey Welch (1859–1941), American baseball player
• Noah Welch, American ice hockey player
• Patrick W. Welch, American artist
• Peter Welch (born 1947), American politician
• Raquel Welch (born 1940), American actress
• Richard Welch (1929–1975), American diplomat
• Robert Welch (silversmith) (1929–2000), British artist
• Robert Stanley Welch (1928–2000), Canadian politician
• Robert Welch (photographer), Irish photographer
• Robert Welch, American wrestler known as Robert Fuller
• Robert W. Welch Jr. (1899–1985), American politician
• Ronald Welch (1909–1982), British writer
• Sean Welch (born 1965), British musician
• Suzy Welch (born 1959), American magazine editor
• Tahnee Welch (born 1961), American actress
• Terry Welch, co-author of compression algorithm LZW
• Thomas Welch, Canadian judge
• Thomas Bramwell Welch (1825–1903), English-American entrepreneur
• Thomas Vincent Welch (1850–1903), American politician and conservationist
• William Welch, American wrestler better known as The Messiah
• William A. Welch, American engineer
• William H. Welch, founder of Johns Hopkins Medical School
• William Welsh (actor), American actor, sometimes credited as William Welch
• William Welch (printer), inventor of the modern diploma