Walsh Name Meaning: A surname of Irish origin meaning 'Welshman' or 'foreigner' taken from the Old English word 'waelisc'.
A name given to someone from Wales or someone who has relocated to somewhere new. Became especially popular in Ireland after the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.
Discover how your Walsh ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 9 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 53 |
| Cheshire | 348 |
| Cornwall | 17 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 34 |
| Devon | 50 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 58 |
| Essex | 17 |
| Gloucestershire | 104 |
| Hampshire | 59 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 87 |
| Lancashire | 3,717 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 29 |
| London | 1,178 |
| Middlesex | 39 |
| Northumberland | 92 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 17 |
| Nottinghamshire | 29 |
| Oxfordshire | 24 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 54 |
| Suffolk | 24 |
| Somerset | 33 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 23 |
| Staffordshire | 196 |
| Warwickshire | 103 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 24 |
| Worcestershire | 49 |
| Yorkshire | 1,265 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 90 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 76 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 754 |
| Labourer | 372 |
| At Home | 121 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 120 |
| House Servant | 88 |
| Servant | 83 |
| Tailor | 76 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 62 |
| Hawker | 59 |
| Dress Maker | 56 |
| Weaver | 45 |
| Cotton Weaver | 44 |
| Shoe Maker | 44 |
| Powerloom Weaver | 44 |
| House Keeper | 43 |
| Coal Miner | 41 |
| Dock Labourer | 34 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 31 |
| Farm Labourer | 28 |
| Worsted Spinner | 28 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 27 |
| General Servant | 26 |
| Ag Lab | 26 |
| Stone Mason | 26 |
| Private Army | 26 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Walsh | 10,006 |
| John Walsh | 8,686 |
| James Walsh | 5,627 |
| Thomas Walsh | 5,520 |
| William Walsh | 4,894 |
| Elizabeth Walsh | 3,297 |
| Margaret Walsh | 3,214 |
| Ellen Walsh | 2,663 |
| Sarah Walsh | 2,367 |
| Ann Walsh | 2,338 |
| Patrick Walsh | 2,298 |
| Catherine Walsh | 2,270 |
| Alice Walsh | 1,952 |
| Michael Walsh | 1,769 |
| Joseph Walsh | 1,711 |
| Jane Walsh | 1,671 |
| Annie Walsh | 1,515 |
| Edward Walsh | 1,433 |
| Bridget Walsh | 1,396 |
| George Walsh | 1,356 |
| Richard Walsh | 1,341 |
| Robert Walsh | 1,145 |
| Henry Walsh | 1,088 |
| Hannah Walsh | 875 |
| Eliza Walsh | 795 |