Welch

Welch can refer to:

• People
  • Adonijah Welch, U.S. Senator from Florida and first president of Iowa State University
  • Andrew Welch, president of Macintosh software development company Ambrosia Software
  • Bettina Welch, theatre actress
  • Brian Welch, member of the band KoЯn
  • Bruce Welch, UK guitarist, member of The Shadows
  • David Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
  • Denton Welch, English writer and painter
  • Frank A. Welch, MCPO United States Coast Guard
  • George Welch, World War II flying ace
  • Gillian Welch, American singer/songwriter
  • Herbert Welch, methodist bishop and President of Ohio Wesleyan University
  • Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric
  • James Welch, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Joseph Welch, American attorney
  • Justin Welch, drummer in britpop band Elastica
  • Larry D. Welch, 12th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
  • Laura Bush, nee Laura Welch, maiden name of the wife of George W. Bush
  • Lew Welch, beat poet
  • Michael Welch, American actor
  • Mickey Welch, 19th century Major League Baseball starting pitcher
  • Raquel Welch, American actress
  • Robert Welch, several people
  • Tahnee Welch, daughter of Raquel Welch
  • William A. Welch, American engineer and environmentalist

• Places in the United States of America:
  • Welch Township, Minnesota
  • Welch, Oklahoma
  • Welch, Ohio
  • Welch, West Virginia

• Other
  • A surname derives from the Old English term "Welsh Man". This archaic spelling of the word has survived in the name of the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
  • Welch's, American food brand

These are to be distinguished from places named Welsh.

Most people named Welch also go by Wench, a slight spelling change going back to the Welsh roots.