Welk

See also: welk and wełk

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, variant of Welge, from Middle Low German welich (“lively, luxuriant”), from Old Saxon welag, from Proto-West Germanic *welag; also as a variant of Welsch.
• Also as a German surname, from archaic Middle High German welc (“mild, soft”), from the root of the verb welken (“to wither”).
• As a Lower Sorbian surname, from wjelk (“wolf”).
• Also as a Sorbian surname, from the personal name Welimir, from Proto-Slavic *velьjь (“great”).

Proper noun

Welk (plural Welks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Welk is the 12812^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2407 individuals. Welk is most common among White (95.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Welk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• kewl, lewk