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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German

Meaning & History

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.
Added 6/26/2016 by anonymous