Wales is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wales
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Is a variation of Wall. See Walls, to which it is ordinarily pluralized - 1. From residence hard by, or upon, a town wall. The forms in the XIII and XIV centuries were Atte-Wall, Super le Wal, De la Walle, etc. 2. It was also an old personal name, spelt in Domesday Walle.

1. From the country—like Ireland, Scotland, etc. 2. From a parish so called in county of York.

Wales is a variant form of Wale. A local surname, traced in Irish records to the XIV century. John de Wale was advanced, in 1348, to the see of Ardfert.

Lastname is a variant form of Waal. The Walloon, or native of Liege.

A form of Deval. Dweller in the valley.

One who came from Wales, i.e., the Welsh, the country, or from Wales, a village in Yorkshire.

Family name is the variation of Wall. Dweller at, or near, a wall such as the old Roman wall; dweller at, or near, a spring or stream; one who came from Wall, i.e., on the Roman wall, or near a stream, the name of several places in England; dweller at, or near, a pool or bog.

Wales is a variant of Valler. Pierre Valler, a Protestant refugee from Rouen, landed at Rye in 1572.

Lastname Wales is the form of Walls. 1. From residence hard by, or upon, a town wall. The forms in the XIII and XIV centuries were Atte-Wall, Super le Wal, De la Walle, etc. 2. It was also an old personal name, spelt in Domesday Walle.

How popular is Wales?

Wales is common in United States, England, Tanzania, Australia, Canada, Philippines, Scotland, South Africa, Indonesia, New Zealand, Wales, France, Malawi, Northern Ireland.

Wales is ranked 24567 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wales bearers increased by 3.01 per cent in 2010 US census to 5133 since 2000, the surname slipped by 307 spots and ranked at 6602. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.04 89.7
Black 6.1 5.76
Hispanic or Latino 2.3 1.87
Others 1.85 1.2
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.27 1.02
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.45 0.44
Wales is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bermuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 21991 person has been found who wears Wales as their family name. Wales is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Wales:
6,289 United States6,937
1,885 England4,357
2,720 Tanzania2,418
1,737 Australia2,275
4,069 Canada1,180
Countries with hundreds of Wales:
18,586 Philippines947
932 Scotland935
8,423 South Africa806
22,960 Indonesia525
2,450 New Zealand322
1,917 Wales175
64,822 France147
14,293 Malawi131
2,284 Northern Ireland103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
16,585 Papua New Guinea67
167,850 Thailand62
4,582 Bahrain59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
267,282 India45
19,367 Israel43
14,902 Venezuela31
14,967 Kuwait29
365 Bermuda29
137,699 Germany28
231,865 Russia27
53,021 Malaysia24
14,824 Dominican Republic23
8,362 Ireland22
612 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines22
203,261 Nigeria17
13,856 Singapore17
67,428 Spain14
66,551 Zimbabwe14
5,995 China12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
11,581 Ghana9
8,353 Trinidad and Tobago9
375,391 Brazil9
25,208 Liberia8
2,387 Isle of Man7
5,127 Honduras7
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 18 years old maid Margret Wales who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 14, 1846 by John Clark put out from Liverpool. Ann Wales, aged 30, Betsey Wales, aged 50, John Wales, aged 19, Ann Wales (17) Maid, Catherine Wales, aged 32, William Wales, aged 20, Bridget Wales (19) Maid, 22 years old Ann Wales, and 11 other Wales around 37.5% of whom were servant while others worked as workman and farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

19 years old Agnes Wales who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on September 10, 1874 by Abbotsford put out from Liverpool & Queenstown. Brigitte Wales, aged 45, Carl Wales, aged 1, Christian-L. Wales (34) Farmer, 21 years old Adolph Wales, 33 years old William Wales, Adalbert Wales (25) Laborer, are other Wales that migrated to US from Liverpool & Queenstown, Bremen, Amsterdam and Glasgow & Moville.

Wales Namesakes

  • Mary T. Wales, college-educated teacher and co-founder of Johnson & Wales Business School
  • Orlando Gray Wales, American landscape painter and Pennsylvania impressionist
  • Diana, Princess of Wales, member of the British royal family
  • Frederick, Prince of Wales, KG
  • Gerald of Wales, Cambro-Norman archdeacon of Brecon and historian
  • Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Arthur, Prince of Wales, was Prince of Wales
  • Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, only son of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou
  • Princess Charlotte of Wales, only child of the British king George IV,
  • Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, elder son of James VI and I
  • Eleanor de Montfort, Princess of Wales, English noble
  • Maud of Wales, was Queen of Norway as spouse of King Haakon VII
  • Archbishop of Wales, was created in 1920 when the Church
  • Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, heir apparent of King Richard III of England and his wife
  • Robin Wales, British Labour Party politician
  • Gwenllian of Wales, only child of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
  • Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, group of Catholic men and women executed for treason and related offences between 1535 and 1679
  • Josey Wales, in St
  • John Wales, American lawyer and politician
  • Howard Wales, American keyboardist and occasional collaborator of Jerry Garcia
  • Joan, Lady of Wales, wife of Llywelyn the Great
  • Jimmy Wales, American Internet entrepreneur
  • Thomas C. Wales, American federal prosecutor and gun control advocate
  • Gary Wales, Scottish former professional football player
  • Birds of Wales, indie folk rock band based in Toronto, Ontario
  • George Edward Wales, American politician from Vermont
  • Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales, group of men
  • Wally Wales,
  • Ethel Wales, American actress

Wales Namesakes

  • Mary T. Wales, college-educated teacher and co-founder of Johnson & Wales Business School
  • Orlando Gray Wales, American landscape painter and Pennsylvania impressionist
  • Diana, Princess of Wales, member of the British royal family
  • Frederick, Prince of Wales, KG
  • Gerald of Wales, Cambro-Norman archdeacon of Brecon and historian
  • Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Arthur, Prince of Wales, was Prince of Wales
  • Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, only son of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou
  • Princess Charlotte of Wales, only child of the British king George IV,
  • Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, elder son of James VI and I
  • Eleanor de Montfort, Princess of Wales, English noble
  • Maud of Wales, was Queen of Norway as spouse of King Haakon VII
  • Archbishop of Wales, was created in 1920 when the Church
  • Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, heir apparent of King Richard III of England and his wife
  • Robin Wales, British Labour Party politician
  • Gwenllian of Wales, only child of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
  • Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, group of Catholic men and women executed for treason and related offences between 1535 and 1679
  • Josey Wales, in St
  • John Wales, American lawyer and politician
  • Howard Wales, American keyboardist and occasional collaborator of Jerry Garcia
  • Joan, Lady of Wales, wife of Llywelyn the Great
  • Jimmy Wales, American Internet entrepreneur
  • Thomas C. Wales, American federal prosecutor and gun control advocate
  • Gary Wales, Scottish former professional football player
  • Birds of Wales, indie folk rock band based in Toronto, Ontario
  • George Edward Wales, American politician from Vermont
  • Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales, group of men
  • Wally Wales,
  • Ethel Wales, American actress

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