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Welty is a surname of Swiss-German origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Benjamin F. Welty (1870–1962), American politician from Ohio; U.S. representative 1917–21
  • Chris Welty (contemporary), American computer scientist
  • Eudora Welty (1909–2001), American author and photographer
  • Harry Welty (contemporary), American school board chairman in Duluth, Minnesota
  • John Welty (contemporary), American college administrator; president of California State University at Fresno since 1991
  • Rachel Perry Welty (born 1962), American photographer
  • Ron Welty (born 1971), American punk-rock drummer

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 3. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 596. ISBN 9780195081374. OCLC 51655476.