1. JONES. The most common surname in Wales and one of the most prolific in the world. In 1913, the phrase 'keeping up with the Joneses' was coined, and today means to try and outdo your neighbour.
Gradually the Welsh given names became anglicized and over time, an “s” was added to the end of many, if not most, of the surnames. Today, the ten most common Welsh surnames, in order, are: Jones, Williams, Davies, Thomas, Evans, Roberts, Hughes, Lewis, Morgan, and Griffiths.
Welsh is a surname from the Old English language given to the Celtic Britons. The surname can also be the result of anglicization of the German cognate Welsch. Welsh is a popular surname in Scotland.
When about 500 years ago the Welsh were asked to take on a system of fixed surnames on the English pattern of Jackson and Greenfield and so on, they were asked to have a fixed surname and to pass that surname on to all their descendants.
However, 3.8% of Americans appear to bear a Welsh surname. There have been several U.S. Presidents with Welsh ancestry, including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, James A. Garfield, Calvin Coolidge, Richard Nixon and Barack Obama.
So, who are the Welsh? The early settlers of Wales are believed to be descendants of the Beaker culture, mixed with immigrants coming from what is now Ireland (Celts) and the Basque country in Northern Spain.
Several kings were born in Wales
Henry V was born in Monmouth Castle in 1386. He spent much of his youth in Wales, fighting against the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr. Henry Tudor (Harri Tudur in Welsh, and later known as Henry VII) was born at Pembroke Castle in 1457.
Terry Harvey and his wife Marie always wanted a big family but the father with a big heart, had never dreamed that they would have 16 children.
After the Conquest of Wales, Edward I created his son 'Prince of Wales' and since then, the title 'Prince of Wales' has been given to the heir apparent to the English and British throne. HRH Prince Charles currently holds the title.
1. JONES. The most common surname in Wales and one of the most prolific in the world. In 1913, the phrase 'keeping up with the Joneses' was coined, and today means to try and outdo your neighbour.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Originally the town had a shorter, easier to pronounce name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In the 1880s, in a joking attempt to attract tourists, a tailor added the rest of the syllables, bringing the total length to 58 letters, including four letter L's in a row.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (llan-vire-pooll-gwin-gill-gore-ger-ih-queern-drorb-ooll-llandy-silio-gore-gore-goch), usually shortened to Llanfair-pwll or Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, is a Welsh word that translates roughly as "St Mary's Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid ...
It is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch and it is the longest Welsh town name and the longest Welsh word. Llanfairpwllgwyngyll is a village with a long name on Ynys Môn (Anglesey) in north Wales.
Jones derives from the patronymic Welsh naming tradition and describes someone who is the son of Ioan, John or Johan. Upon the Anglicisation of names in Wales in the 1500s, the descriptive stuck and was passed from generation to generation from this point forwards.
Sir Michael Moritz and his wife Harriet Heyman, have been named the richest people in Wales, according to the list list with a combined wealth of £3.33bn.
90.6% of the population identified as “White: Welsh, English, Scottish, Northern Irish or British” in 2021. The second largest high-level category in Wales in 2021 was “Asian, Asian Welsh or Asian British”, with 89,000 people identifying within this category (2.9% of the population, compared to 2.3% in 2011).
The highest numbers of Welsh speakers are found in Cardiff (101,800) and Carmarthenshire (93,400). The lowest numbers of Welsh speakers are in Blaenau Gwent (9,700) and Merthyr Tydfil (11,200). The highest percentages of Welsh speakers can be found in Gwynedd (75.5%) and the Isle of Anglesey (63.3%).
“I'm very happy to speak a bit of Welsh, I just won't be able to do much.
Similarly, Prince William has a large quantity of ancestors who lived in Ireland, but the background of most of them was English (or Welsh).
His name was Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and he was the last, and the most formidable, King of Wales. Having emerged as king of North Wales in 1039 he waged a bloody war to conquer the south-west of the country, while consistently pursuing a policy of aggression and expansion on his eastern border with England.
Blue and green are the most common eye colors among Welsh people. The proportion of the population of Wales that has these light eye colors is actually slightly lower than in the other nations of the British Isles, but it is mostly in line with eye colors of Northern and Central Europe.
They're Very Affectionate. The Welsh are rather touchy-feely. They'll hold your hand in public, and you'll always have a protective arm around you when you head out on dates. Welsh woman are known for their passionate nature, and men and women alike go that extra mile and put in the effort for their partner.
Welsh developed from the Celtic language known as Brythonic or Brittonic. The two most closely related languages are Cornish and Breton.