Behind the Name: Welsh Surnames

Welsh names are used in the country of Wales in Britain. See also about Welsh names.

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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.

DAVIES English, Welsh
Variant of DAVIS.

ELLIS English, Welsh
Derived from the given name ELIJAH, or sometimes ELISEDD.

EVANS Welsh
Means "son of EVAN".

FLOYD Welsh
Variant of LLOYD.

GRIFFIN (1) Welsh
Derived from the given name GRUFFUDD.

GRIFFITH Welsh
Derived from the given name GRUFFUDD.

HIER Welsh
Means "tall, long" from Welsh hir.

HOWELL Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name HYWEL.

JERNIGAN Welsh, English
Derived from the Old Breton name Iarnuuocon meaning "iron famous".

JONES English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of JOHN.

KENDRICK (2) Welsh
Derived from the given name CYNWRIG.

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, hoary". The first bearers of the name Lloyd were thought to have originated in Mid Wales in the 14th century. There is record of a Richard Loyt dating back to 1327, and an Ithell Lloyd in 1391.

LLYWELYN Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name LLYWELYN.

MADDOX Welsh
Derived from the given name MADOC.

MARVIN Welsh
Derived from the given name MERVYN.

MERRICK Welsh
Derived from the given name MEURIG.

MERRICKS 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 Howell meaning "son of HOWELL".

PRICE Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Rhys, which means "son of RHYS".

PRICHARD Welsh
Variant of PRITCHARD.

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 Welsh
Derived from the given name RHYS.

RHYDDERCH Welsh
From the given name RHYDDERCH.

RICE Welsh
Anglicized version of the given name RHYS.

SAYER Welsh
Means "carpenter" from the Welsh saer.

TITTENSOR English, Welsh
Indicated a person from Tittensor, England. Tittensor, as a place name, means "Titten's ridge".

TREVOR Welsh
Originally from a place name meaning "big village" from Welsh tref "village" and mawr "large".

VAUGHAN Welsh
From Welsh bychan which means "little". It was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.

VAUGHN Welsh
Variant of VAUGHAN.