Welsh 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 Welsh ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 18 |
| Buckinghamshire | 23 |
| Berkshire | 41 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 18 |
| Cheshire | 253 |
| Cornwall | 66 |
| Cumberland | 116 |
| Derbyshire | 30 |
| Devon | 101 |
| Dorset | 43 |
| Durham | 1,153 |
| Essex | 224 |
| Gloucestershire | 160 |
| Hampshire | 197 |
| Herefordshire | 34 |
| Hertfordshire | 74 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 11 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 138 |
| Lancashire | 1,585 |
| Leicestershire | 44 |
| Lincolnshire | 78 |
| London | 993 |
| Middlesex | 170 |
| Northumberland | 413 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 53 |
| Nottinghamshire | 62 |
| Oxfordshire | 29 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 11 |
| Shropshire | 52 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 114 |
| Surrey | 82 |
| Sussex | 94 |
| Staffordshire | 201 |
| Warwickshire | 151 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 25 |
| Worcestershire | 68 |
| Yorkshire | 650 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 12 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 30 |
| Glamorgan | 262 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 144 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 199 |
| General Servant Domestic | 77 |
| Living On Own Means | 77 |
| Dock Labourer | 68 |
| Scholar | 65 |
| Dress Maker | 49 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 46 |
| Domestic Servant | 44 |
| Cotton Weaver | 42 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 36 |
| Cook Domestic | 33 |
| Charwoman | 29 |
| Hawker | 21 |
| Laundress Wash | 21 |
| Servant Domestic | 21 |
| School | 20 |
| Coal Hewer | 20 |
| Tailoress | 19 |
| Farmer | 19 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 18 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 16 |
| At School | 16 |
| Blacksmith | 16 |
| Dressmaker | 16 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Welsh | 4,721 |
| John Welsh | 4,137 |
| William Welsh | 2,741 |
| James Welsh | 2,575 |
| Thomas Welsh | 2,553 |
| Elizabeth Welsh | 1,822 |
| Margaret Welsh | 1,504 |
| Ann Welsh | 1,302 |
| Sarah Welsh | 1,239 |
| Ellen Welsh | 1,176 |
| Catherine Welsh | 1,150 |
| George Welsh | 1,089 |
| Patrick Welsh | 1,004 |
| Jane Welsh | 964 |
| Michael Welsh | 850 |
| Joseph Welsh | 713 |
| Annie Welsh | 709 |
| Edward Welsh | 700 |
| Robert Welsh | 695 |
| Bridget Welsh | 666 |
| Henry Welsh | 636 |
| Charles Welsh | 583 |
| Richard Welsh | 534 |
| Alice Welsh | 500 |
| Eliza Welsh | 459 |