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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 28 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 172 |
| Cornwall | 116 |
| Cumberland | 128 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 67 |
| Dorset | 61 |
| Durham | 488 |
| Essex | 45 |
| Gloucestershire | 114 |
| Hampshire | 136 |
| Herefordshire | 23 |
| Hertfordshire | 63 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 10 |
| Kent | 95 |
| Lancashire | 1,553 |
| Leicestershire | 44 |
| Lincolnshire | 62 |
| London | 787 |
| Middlesex | 37 |
| Northumberland | 156 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 58 |
| Nottinghamshire | 51 |
| Oxfordshire | 15 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 70 |
| Suffolk | 23 |
| Somerset | 118 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 209 |
| Warwickshire | 102 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 30 |
| Worcestershire | 15 |
| Yorkshire | 278 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 7 |
| Glamorgan | 158 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 69 |
| Pembrokeshire | 14 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 743 |
| Labourer | 200 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 127 |
| House Servant | 74 |
| Coal Miner | 62 |
| Servant | 55 |
| Cotton Weaver | 48 |
| Dress Maker | 45 |
| Dock Labourer | 44 |
| General Servant | 39 |
| Laundress | 38 |
| Hawker | 36 |
| House Keeper | 36 |
| Carter | 33 |
| Tailor | 32 |
| Blacksmith | 27 |
| Shoe Maker | 23 |
| Domestic Servant | 21 |
| Cotton Spinner | 17 |
| Wife Of Above | 16 |
| Joiner | 15 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| General Labourer | 14 |
| Nil | 14 |
| Carpenter | 13 |
| 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 |