Welch (surname)

Welch is an Irish surname of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning wise.^[1] For the etymology of the name, see Welsh.

Notable people with this surname include:

A–F

Adonijah Welch (1821–1889), American politician
Alexander Welch (1873–1962), Canadian politician
Andrew Welch (born 1949), British theatre producer
Bettina Welch (1922–1993), New Zealand actress
Bo Welch, American film director
Bob Welch (baseball) (1956–2014), American baseball player
Bob Welch (musician) (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 (baseball), 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
Edwin Welch (1838-1916), found John King, sole survivor of the Burke and Wills expedition.
Florence Welch (born 1986), vocalist of Florence + the Machine
Frank Welch (disambiguation)

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, father of Laura Bush
Herbert George Welch (1862–1969), American bishop
Ivo Welch, American economist and finance academic
Jack Welch (illustrator) (1905–1985), American illustrator
Jack Welch (born 1935), American businessman
James Welch (VC) (1889–1978), English soldier
James Welch (writer) (1940–2003), American author
Jonathon Welch (born 1958), Australian choral conductor
Joseph N. 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
Lawrence Welch (born 1945), Australian organisational theorist
Lenny Welch (born 1938), American pop singer
Lew Welch (1926–1971), American poet
Lou Welch, fictional character from Babylon 5
Laura Welch, maiden name of Laura Bish, wife of President George W. Bush
Madison Welch, British glamour model
Martin Welch (1864–1935), American schooner captain
Michael Welch (actor) (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 (designer) (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 (professional wrestler), 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