Weld is a

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English and Dutch origin.

Notable people

* Weld family, an extended English family going back to the 11th century * Alfred Weld (1823-1890), leading English Jesuit and astronomer, grandson of Thomas Weld of Lulworth *

Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (baptised 7 April 1767 – 23 May 1828) was a Tory British Member of Parliament and later peer. Biography Born Cecil Forester and baptised at St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury, Editors Vicary Gibbs and H. A. ...

(1767-1823), Anglican, Member of Parliament, added Weld name for inheritance * Cecil Weld-Forester, 5th Baron Forester (1843-1917), Conservative peer and Member of Parliament, son of Orlando * Charles Richard Weld (1813-1869), English writer and historian, son of Isaac * Charles Joseph Weld (1893-1962), officer in the British Indian Army in both World wars * Dermot Weld (born 1949), Irish veterinarian and racehorse trainer *

Edward Weld Edward Weld (1740–1775) was a British recusant landowner. Biography Edward Weld was the eldest of the four sons and one daughter of Edward Weld (1705–1761) and his second wife, Dame Maria née Vaughan.''Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic ...

(1705-1761), son of Humphrey Weld, sued at the Arches Court by his first wife, countersued and won * Eadric the Wild (active 1068-70), nephew of the Duke of Mercia, Norman Conquest resister and presumed ancestor of Welds *

(1741-1775), English recusant landowner and first husband of Maria Fitzherbert * Sir Frederick Weld (1823–1891), Prime minister of New Zealand, grandson of Thomas Weld of Lulworth * George Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester (1807-1886), Father of the House of Commons and Peer *

Henry Joseph Weld-Blundell Henry Joseph Weld-Blundell (25 July 1848 – 8 September 1901) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, representing Clermont from 1879 to 1883. Personal life He was born at Ince ...

(1848-1901), Australian politician * Herbert Weld Blundell (1852 – 1935), English traveller in Africa, archaeologist, philanthropist and yachtsman * Sir Humphrey Weld (c.1550-1610), member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers, Lord Mayor of London *

Humphrey Weld (of Lulworth) Humphrey Weld (22 January 1612 – 1685), DL, JP was an English lawyer, member of the Royal household, public official, landowner and property administrator who was elected to the House of Commons for Christchurch in Hampshire in 1661. Weld w ...

(1612–1685) MP, purchaser of Lulworth estate, son of Sir John of Arnold's Court *

Isaac Weld Isaac Weld JP FGSD MRIA (1774–1856) was an Anglo-Irish topographical writer, explorer, and artist. He was a member of the Royal Dublin Society. Early life Weld was born on 15 March 1774 on Fleet Street, Dublin, Ireland. His name stems fr ...

(1774–1856), Irish explorer and artist *

Sir John Weld Sir John Weld may refer to: * John Weld (merchant) (1582–1623), English landowner and London merchant * John Weld (politician) (1613–1681), English politician {{hndis, Weld, John ...

(1582–1622), of Arnold's Court, Edmonton, Middlesex, son of the Lord Mayor founded the Weld Chapel * Sir John Weld (1613–1681), member of Parliament in 1679 * Sir John Weld (1615-1674), of Compton Bassett * John Welde (1642), of Willye, High Sheriff of Shropshire * John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester (1801-1877) Tory politician *

Joseph Weld (yachtsman) Thomas Weld (22 January 1773 – 10 April 1837) was an English landowner who renounced his assets to enter the Roman Catholic priesthood. He was consecrated Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Family Weld was born in London on 22 January 1773, ...

(1777-1863), recusant third son of Thomas Weld of Lulworth, competitive yachtsman * Sir

Joseph William Weld Colonel Sir Joseph William Weld, OBE, TD (1909-1992), was Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, a British army officer and landowner. A direct descendant of Sir Humphrey Weld (died 1610), and member of a noted recusant family, he became owner of the Lulwo ...

(1909-1992), army officer, landowner and Lord Lieutenant of Dorset *

Maria Weld Maria Anne Fitzherbert (''née'' Smythe, previously Weld; 26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837) was a longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV of the United Kingdom). In 1785, they secretly contracted a marriage that was i ...

(1756-1837), second wife of Edward Weld of Lulworth, better known as Mrs Fitzherbert *

Orlando Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester Reverend Orlando Watkin Weld Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester (18 April 1813 – 22 June 1894), known until 1886 as the Honourable Orlando Weld-Forester, was a British peer and Church of England clergyman. Family background and education Weld- ...

(1813-1894), British Peer and Anglican clergyman * Thomas Welde (1595-1661), temporary Puritan emigrant from Essex to New England * Thomas Weld (of Lulworth) (1750-1810), recusant landowner of Lulworth and philanthropist, father of fifteen children * Thomas Weld (cardinal) (1773–1837), eldest son of Thomas Weld of Lulworth, English Roman Catholic cardinal * Thomas Weld Blundell (1808-1883), landowner grandson of Thomas Weld of Lulworth, added Blundell name for inheritance *

Wilfrid Weld Wilfrid Joseph Weld, Justice of the peace, JP, Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, FRICS, Deputy lieutenant, DL ( 1934 – 3 December 2015 Tahiti) was a British landowner. He was a member of the Weld family of Lulworth Cas ...

(1934-2015), landowner and restorer of Lulworth Castle * William Weld (1649–1698), son of Sir John of Compton Basset, landowner * Weld family, an extended family of New England ** Charles Goddard Weld, 1857–1911, physician and philanthropist **

Daniel S. Weld Daniel Sabey "Dan" Weld is the Thomas J. Cable/ WRF Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, where he does research in automated planning and scheduling, software agents, and Internet information extractio ...

, computer scientist **

Ezra Greenleaf Weld Ezra Greenleaf Weld (October 26, 1801 – October 14, 1874), often known simply as "Greenleaf", was a photographer and an operator of a daguerreotype studio in Cazenovia, New York. He and his family were involved with the abolitionist movement ...

, 1801–1874, a photographer **

Francis Weld Peabody Francis Weld Peabody (November 24, 1881 – October 13, 1927) was an American physician. He was known for his research on polio and typhoid fever, and was celebrated as a teacher at Harvard Medical School. Early life and education Peabody was bor ...

, 1881-1927, American physician and Harvard Medical School teacher **

George Walker Weld George Walker Weld (1840–1905), youngest son of William Fletcher Weld and member of the Weld Family of Boston, was a founding member of the Boston Athletic Association (organizers of today's Boston Marathon) and the financier of the Weld Bo ...

, 1840–1905, philanthropist, athlete **

Greg Weld Greg Weld (March 4, 1944 – August 4, 2008) was an American racecar driver and later a businessman who founded an automotive aftermarkets parts manufacturer that carries his name. Weld won the 1963 Knoxville Nationals, the premiere event in spr ...

, race car driver and manufacturer ** Isabel Weld Perkins, 1876–1948 **

John Weld Peck John Weld Peck (February 5, 1874 – August 10, 1937) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Education and career Born in Wyoming, Ohio, Peck received an Artium Baccalaureus de ...

(1874 – 1937), a United States District Judge for Ohio ** John Weld (1905 - 2003), newspaper reporter in New York ** Philip Saltonstall Weld, 1915–1984, newspaper publisher and yacht racer ** Seth L. Weld, Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient **

Stephen Minot Weld Stephen Minot Weld, Sr. (1806 – 1867), scion of the Weld Family of Boston, was a schoolmaster, real estate investor and politician. After his death, the Harvard dormitory Weld Hall was raised in his honor. Life Weld was the son of prosperous ...

, 1806–1867, schoolmaster, investor, and politician **

Stephen Minot Weld, Jr. Stephen Minot Weld Jr. (January 4, 1842 – March 16, 1920), a member of Boston's illustrious Weld Family, was a horticulturalist and much-decorated United States Army officer of the American Civil War. Early life Weld was the son of Sarah (Bar ...

, 1842–1920, horticulturist and Army officer **

Susan Roosevelt Weld Susan Roosevelt Weld is an American educator who is a former professor at Harvard specializing in ancient Chinese civilization and law. She also was General Counsel to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. She was the First Lady of ...

, wife of William Weld ** Theodore Dwight Weld, 1803–1895, an abolitionist **

Theresa Weld Blanchard Theresa Weld Blanchard (August 21, 1893 – March 12, 1978) was an American figure skater who competed in the disciplines of single skating and pair skating. Her pairs partner was Nathaniel Niles. As a singles skater, she won the gold medal at ...

(1893–1978), a figure skater ** Tuesday Weld, 1943–, an actress **

William Weld William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

, former Governor of Massachusetts **

William Gordon Weld William Gordon Weld (1775–1825) was an American shipmaster and ship owner. He is notable as an ancestor of several famous Welds. Ancestry and early life Weld was a descendant of Joseph Weld, who came to Massachusetts Bay Colony in the ...

, 1775–1825, ship owner ** William Fletcher Weld, 1800–1881, ship owner {{Surname