Welsby

Welsby Meaning & Origin

About Welsby
The surname Welsby is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Wælfsige," meaning "battle-victory," combined with the suffix "-by," indicating a settlement or village. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Welsby can be interpreted as "the settlement of Wælfsige" or "the village of battle-victory."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Welsby is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Welsby: 124
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 135,593
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Welsby based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Welsby is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALSP
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W04210
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EH1 L Z B IY0
🌐 IPA
/welsby*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALSP', 'FLSP')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W421

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Welsby in Braille

Here's how to represent Welsby in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Welsby in braille

How to sign the name Welsby using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Welsby using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Welsby in sign language

Numerology