Weldy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Weldy family

The surname Weldy was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1316 Simon and Robert le Wealdish when they held lands.

Early History of the Weldy family

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Weldy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wilish, Wildash, Wildage, Weldiss, Wildeyes, Weldish, Weldysh and many more.

Early Notables of the Weldy family

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Weldy Ranking

In the United States, the name Weldy is the 13,883^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Weldy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Weldy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Weldy, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 2

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)