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 | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 |
| Berkshire | 43 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 219 |
| Cornwall | 71 |
| Cumberland | 139 |
| Derbyshire | 13 |
| Devon | 100 |
| Dorset | 56 |
| Durham | 1,351 |
| Essex | 203 |
| Gloucestershire | 120 |
| Hampshire | 129 |
| Herefordshire | 34 |
| Hertfordshire | 50 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 89 |
| Lancashire | 1,431 |
| Leicestershire | 59 |
| Lincolnshire | 101 |
| London | 802 |
| Middlesex | 169 |
| Northumberland | 484 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 31 |
| Nottinghamshire | 94 |
| Oxfordshire | 14 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 28 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 79 |
| Surrey | 117 |
| Sussex | 73 |
| Staffordshire | 167 |
| Warwickshire | 133 |
| Westmorland | 12 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 65 |
| Yorkshire | 628 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 9 |
| Glamorgan | 248 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 128 |
| Pembrokeshire | 12 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 700 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 103 |
| General Labourer | 96 |
| Labourer | 83 |
| Dock Labourer | 63 |
| Farm Labourer | 42 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 39 |
| At School | 38 |
| Domestic Servant | 37 |
| None | 37 |
| Private Means | 31 |
| At Home | 31 |
| Housekeeper | 26 |
| Charwoman | 25 |
| Clerk | 25 |
| Laundress | 24 |
| Nil | 23 |
| Bricklayers Labourer | 21 |
| Labourer General | 21 |
| Bricklayer | 20 |
| Scholar | 20 |
| Dressmaker | 19 |
| Errand Boy | 17 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| School Girl | 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 |