English: habitational name from either of two places called Welby,
one in Leicestershire and one in Lincolnshire. The last is named from
Old English wella ‘spring’ + Old Norse býr
‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The welby name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the welby family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the welby last name.