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 | 4 |
| Berkshire | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 17 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 292 |
| Cornwall | 115 |
| Cumberland | 68 |
| Derbyshire | 53 |
| Devon | 127 |
| Dorset | 47 |
| Durham | 826 |
| Essex | 109 |
| Gloucestershire | 153 |
| Hampshire | 152 |
| Herefordshire | 28 |
| Hertfordshire | 44 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 10 |
| Kent | 126 |
| Lancashire | 1,619 |
| Leicestershire | 44 |
| Lincolnshire | 43 |
| London | 947 |
| Middlesex | 120 |
| Northumberland | 276 |
| Norfolk | 12 |
| Northamptonshire | 36 |
| Nottinghamshire | 88 |
| Oxfordshire | 44 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 58 |
| Suffolk | 21 |
| Somerset | 111 |
| Surrey | 68 |
| Sussex | 78 |
| Staffordshire | 215 |
| Warwickshire | 135 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 23 |
| Worcestershire | 48 |
| Yorkshire | 658 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 13 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 59 |
| Glamorgan | 251 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 86 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,190 |
| General Labourer | 190 |
| Coal Miner | 165 |
| Labourer | 119 |
| Domestic Servant | 82 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 81 |
| General Servant | 54 |
| Cotton Weaver | 50 |
| Dock Labourer | 48 |
| Dress Maker | 44 |
| Hawker | 40 |
| Living On Own Means | 37 |
| Laundress | 36 |
| General Servant Domestic | 36 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 31 |
| Farm Labourer | 30 |
| House Keeper | 29 |
| Blacksmith | 28 |
| General Domestic Servant | 27 |
| Charwoman | 26 |
| Cotton Spinner | 22 |
| Gardener | 19 |
| Tailoress | 19 |
| Char Woman | 18 |
| Cotton Winder | 18 |
| 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 |