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

Family Name / Last Name: Welsh
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland, Ireland
Meaning:

The surname is form of Welch. One who came from Wales meaning "foreign," a Welshman.

Surname Welsh is variant of the Walsh. One who came from Wales, i.e., foreign, a Welshman.

One who came from Wales that means "foreign," a Welshman.

Welsh is a variation of Welch. A native of Wales. These names are probably of rather recent origin, the older forms being Le Waleys, Wallis, etc.

See Welch, Welchman - A native of Wales. These names are probably of rather recent origin, the older forms being Le Waleys, Wallis, etc.

How popular is Welsh?

Welsh is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, Northern Ireland, Argentina, Mexico, Ireland, Grenada, Thailand, Panama, Nigeria, Germany.

Welsh is ranked 6883 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Welsh bearers increased by 3.2 per cent in 2010 US census to 30153 since 2000, the surname slipped by 69 spots and ranked at 1166. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.01 92.85
Black 3.32 3.04
Hispanic or Latino 2.67 1.68
Others 1.61 1.28
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.75 0.51
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.65 0.64
Welsh is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Grenada is ahead in terms of density. Around 82188 people have been found who wears Welsh as their family name. Welsh is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Welsh:
1,041 United States41,980
550 England13,600
Countries with thousands of Welsh:
433 Australia8,695
978 Canada5,529
164 Scotland5,127
392 Jamaica1,150
632 New Zealand1,126
6,622 South Africa1,034
Countries with hundreds of Welsh:
456 Wales734
696 Northern Ireland527
13,499 Argentina267
9,249 Mexico236
2,203 Ireland214
140 Grenada162
77,308 Thailand160
1,550 Panama157
51,317 Nigeria137
55,248 Germany110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,984 Trinidad and Tobago86
77,962 Brazil83
5,286 Liberia73
267 Isle of Man57
7,697 Portugal57
16,670 Israel53
37,214 Netherlands53
35,195 Spain52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
30,783 Zimbabwe50
219 Saint Kitts and Nevis46
400 Guernsey37
488 Jersey36
13,994 Chile31
7,666 Singapore30
24,678 Sweden28
525 Antigua and Barbuda26
12,178 Colombia24
160,165 Philippines24
24,793 Norway23
41,758 Austria21
53,219 Belgium20
1,683 Belize20
22,980 Peru20
219,029 France19
283,555 Russia19
43,230 Switzerland13
25,221 United Arab Emirates13
11,548 Ghana12
1,357 United States Virgin Islands12
28,211 Venezuela12
32,022 Denmark11
4,197 Honduras11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,742 Malaysia10
49,203 Hungary9
460,137 Indonesia9
94,851 Papua New Guinea9
152 Anguilla8
7,503 Cambodia7
118,213 Italy7
47,869 Japan7
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Welsh worked as workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Monteauma and arrived on May 15, 1846. Thomas Welsh (23) Farmer, 30 years old Redmond Welsh, Thomas Welsh (27) Workman, 18 years old B. Welsh, Maid Betsey Welsh, 17 years old Bridget Welsh, 25 years old Patt Welsh, 18 years old Mary-Anne Welsh, and 912 other Welsh around 54.95% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and dressmaker, servant, weaver, shoemaker, spinster, barrel maker/ cooper, servant, carpenter, seamstress, farm servant, tailoress, mechanic, artist, mason, blacksmith, spinner migrated to US.

From Germany

James Welsh worked as farmer and hailed from Bavaria. 53 years old embarked for USA from Havre on Mercury and arrived on May 30, 1853. Michel Welsh (20) Cooper, Theresia Welsh, Mathias Welsh (41) Farmer, Laborer Augt. Welsh, Laborer George Welsh, George Welsh, aged 25, Augusta Welsh, aged 21, Agathe Welsh (20), and 3 other Welsh around 30% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Antwerp, Bremen & Southampton and Liverpool & Queenstown.

Welsh Namesakes

  • Jonathan Welsh, veteran Canadian actor of stage
  • David Welsh, Scottish divine and academic
  • Paul Welsh, British television and radio correspondent and presenter
  • Bill Welsh, radio and television announcer
  • Cameron Welsh, Australian actor, writer, producer and director
  • Emilio Villalba Welsh, prolific Argentine screenwriter
  • Mary Welsh, third Director of the British Women's Auxiliary Air Force
  • James C. Welsh, miner, trade unionist
  • Alex Welsh, {{cite book
  • Irvine Welsh, Scottish novelist
  • Mikey Welsh, American artist and musician
  • Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer
  • Freddie Welsh, Welsh World lightweight boxing champion
  • Andy Welsh, former Manchester-born English footballer
  • Ian Welsh, Scottish politician
  • Kenneth Welsh, Canadian film and television actor
  • Matthew E. Welsh, 41st Governor of Indiana and a member of the Democratic Party
  • Robin Welsh, Scottish sportsman
  • Scott Welsh, former Australian rules footballer
  • Don Welsh, English football player and manager
  • Louise Welsh, English-born author of short stories and psychological thrillers
  • George Austin Welsh, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Steven Welsh, Canadian cricket player
  • Ishmael Welsh, English professional footballer
  • Brian Welsh, Scottish football player and coach
  • Chris Welsh, former professional baseball pitcher and a current sportscaster
  • Tim Welsh, American college basketball coach and the former head basketball coach at Providence College
  • Kate Welsh, American author of contemporary romance novels
  • George Arthur Welsh, Canadian flying ace, farmer and political figure

Welsh Namesakes

  • Jonathan Welsh, veteran Canadian actor of stage
  • David Welsh, Scottish divine and academic
  • Paul Welsh, British television and radio correspondent and presenter
  • Bill Welsh, radio and television announcer
  • Cameron Welsh, Australian actor, writer, producer and director
  • Emilio Villalba Welsh, prolific Argentine screenwriter
  • Mary Welsh, third Director of the British Women's Auxiliary Air Force
  • James C. Welsh, miner, trade unionist
  • Alex Welsh, {{cite book
  • Irvine Welsh, Scottish novelist
  • Mikey Welsh, American artist and musician
  • Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer
  • Freddie Welsh, Welsh World lightweight boxing champion
  • Andy Welsh, former Manchester-born English footballer
  • Ian Welsh, Scottish politician
  • Kenneth Welsh, Canadian film and television actor
  • Matthew E. Welsh, 41st Governor of Indiana and a member of the Democratic Party
  • Robin Welsh, Scottish sportsman
  • Scott Welsh, former Australian rules footballer
  • Don Welsh, English football player and manager
  • Louise Welsh, English-born author of short stories and psychological thrillers
  • George Austin Welsh, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Steven Welsh, Canadian cricket player
  • Ishmael Welsh, English professional footballer
  • Brian Welsh, Scottish football player and coach
  • Chris Welsh, former professional baseball pitcher and a current sportscaster
  • Tim Welsh, American college basketball coach and the former head basketball coach at Providence College
  • Kate Welsh, American author of contemporary romance novels
  • George Arthur Welsh, Canadian flying ace, farmer and political figure

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