Welsh Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Welsh. Welsh is the Celtic language spoken in Wales.

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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.

Conway Welsh, English
From the name of the River Conwy in Wales, or the town situated at the mouth of the river. It is possibly derived from Welsh cyn "foremost" and the common river name suffix wy.

David um English, French, German, Welsh, Czech, Portuguese, Romanian, Jewish
From the given name David.

Ellis English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Elijah, or sometimes Elisedd.

Evans Welsh, English
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, English
Derived from the Welsh given name Gruffudd.

Griffiths Welsh, English
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, English
Originally a nickname from the Welsh word llwyd meaning "grey".

Llywelyn Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Llywelyn.