Welsh Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Welsh. Welsh is the Celtic language spoken in Wales.
usage
origin
Arthur English, French
From the given name Arthur.
Arthurson English
Means "son of Arthur".
Arthursson Swedish
Means "son of Arthur".
Baines 1 Welsh
From Welsh ab Einws meaning "son of Einws", a diminutive of Einion.
Banes Welsh
Variant of Baines 1.
Bevan Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Evan meaning "son of Evan".
Blevins Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Bleddyn.
Bowen Welsh
From Welsh ap Owain meaning "son of Owain".
Cadwallader Welsh
From the given name Cadwalader.
Cecil Welsh
From the Welsh given name Seisyll, which was derived from the Roman name Sextilius, a derivative of Sextus.
Ellis English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Elijah, or sometimes Elisedd.
Evans Welsh
Means "son of Evan".
Floyd Welsh
Variant of Lloyd.
Glynn Welsh, Cornish
Topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, from Welsh glyn and Cornish glin, or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
Gough 1 Welsh
Nickname for a red-haired person, from Welsh coch "red".
Griffin 1 Welsh
Derived from the given name Gruffudd.
Griffith Welsh
Derived from the given name Gruffudd.
Griffiths Welsh
Means "son of Gruffudd".
Hier Welsh
Means "tall, long" from Welsh hir.
Howell Welsh
From the Welsh given name Hywel.
Jekyll English
Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël. This name was used by Robert Louis Stevenson for the character of Dr Henry Jekyll in the book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).
Jewel English
Variant of Jewell.
Jewell English
Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël.
Jones English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of John.
Joossens Flemish
Means "son of Joos".
Joosten Dutch
Derived from the given name Joost.
Joyce English, Irish
From the given name Joyce.
Kendrick 2 Welsh
Derived from the given name Cynwrig.
Kimball English
Derived from the Welsh given name Cynbel or the Old English given name Cynebald.
Lewis 2 Welsh
Anglicized form of Llywelyn.
Llewellyn Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Llywelyn.
Lloyd Welsh
Originally a nickname from the Welsh word llwyd meaning "grey".
Llywelyn Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Llywelyn.
Maddox Welsh
Derived from the given name Madoc.
Marvin English
Derived from the Welsh given name Merfyn or the Old English name Mærwine.
McArthur Scottish
Means "son of Arthur" in Gaelic.
Merrick Welsh
Derived from the given name Meurig.
Meyrick Welsh
Variant of Merrick.
Morgan Welsh
Derived from the given name Morgan 1.
Morris English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Derived from the given name Maurice.
Owen Welsh
From the Welsh given name Owain.
Owens Welsh
From the Welsh given name Owain.
Parry Welsh
Derived from ap Harry meaning "son of Harry".
Perry 2 Welsh
From Welsh ap Herry meaning "son of Herry".
Powell Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Hywel meaning "son of Hywel".
Price Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Rhys, which means "son of Rhys".
Priddy Welsh
From Welsh prydudd meaning "bard".
Pritchard Welsh
From Welsh ap Richard meaning "son of Richard".
Probert Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Robert, which means "son of Robert".
Pryce Welsh
Variant of Price.
Pugh Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Hugh meaning "son of Hugh".
Reece Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.
Rees Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.
Reese 1 Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.
Rhydderch Welsh
From the given name Rhydderch.
Rice Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.
Samuel English, Welsh, French, Jewish
Derived from the given name Samuel.
Sayer Welsh
From Welsh saer meaning "carpenter".
Thomas English, Welsh, French, German
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Trevor Welsh
Originally from the name of various Welsh towns meaning "big village", derived from Middle Welsh tref "village" and maur "large".
Vaughan Welsh
From Welsh bychan (mutated to fychan) meaning "little". It was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.
Vaughn Welsh
Variant of Vaughan.