The welsch Surname
welsch Name Meaning and History
German: from Middle High German welsch, walsch
‘person from a Romance country (especially Italy)’, ‘foreigner’, hence
an ethnic name or in some cases perhaps a nickname for someone who had
trading or other connections with the Romance countries.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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