You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Welsh. (May 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Welsh Wikipedia article at [[:cy:Enwau'r Cymry]]; see its history for attribution.
You may also add the template {{Translated|cy|Enwau'r Cymry}} to the talk page.
For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.
Part of a series on the
Culture of Wales
History
Timeline
Bibliography
Prehistory
Roman Era
Anglo-Welsh Wars
Early Middle Ages
Kingdom of Gwynedd
Kingdom of Powys
Deheubarth
Medieval Welsh law
Norman invasion
Edwardian conquest
Late Middle Ages
Statute of Rhuddlan
Glyndŵr rebellion
Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542
Colonies
People
Languages
Welsh (Y Fro Gymraeg
History
Welsh placenames
Welsh surnames
Welsh medium education)
Welsh English
Welsh Romani
Traditions
Traditional Welsh costume
Welsh law
Land division (Commote
Cantref
Historic counties)
Mythology and folklore
Arthurian legend
Matter of Britain
Mabinogion
Cuisine
Bara brith
Bara Lafwr
Cawl
Cawl Cennin
Crempog
Gower cuisine
Selsig Morgannwg
Tatws Pum Munud
Welsh breakfast
Welsh cake
Welsh rarebit
Welsh dishes
Restaurants
Food festivals
Festivals
Calennig
Dydd Santes Dwynwen
Gŵyl Fair y Canhwyllau
Saint David's Day
Calan Mai
Calan Awst
Calan Gaeaf
Gŵyl Mabsant
Gŵyl San Steffan
Eisteddfod
List of festivals in Wales
Religion
Religion in Wales
Christianity in Roman Britain
Catholic Church of England and Wales
Celtic Christianity
Celtic Rite
Saint David
Dubricius
Teilo
Welsh Bible
William Salesbury
William Morgan
Welsh Methodist revival
1904–1905 Welsh Revival
Disestablishment of Church in Wales
Art
Literature
in Welsh
in English
Medieval
Authors
Poets
Theatre
Welsh historical documents
Welsh-language comics
Music and performing arts
Theatre
Welsh folk music
Welsh dance
Welsh stepdance
Cerdd Dant
Crwth
Cymanfa Ganu
Cynghanedd
Noson Lawen
Pibgorn
Tabwrdd
Triple harp
Twmpath
Welsh bagpipes
Media
Radio
Television
Cinema
Sport
Bando
Boxing
Cnapan
Cricket
Football
Golf
Horse Racing
Pel-Fas
Pêl-Law
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Monuments
World Heritage Sites
Symbols
Flag
Coat of arms
National anthem
Flag of Saint David
Other flags
Welsh Dragon
Welsh heraldry
Celtic cross
Celtic knot
Inventions and discoveries
Wales portal
v
t
e
Fixed surnames were adopted in Wales from the 15th century onwards.[1] Until then, the Welsh had a patronymic naming system.
^Cite error: The named reference Davies was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Fixed surnames were adopted in Wales from the 15th century onwards. Until then, the Welsh had a patronymic naming system. In 1292, 48 per cent of Welsh names...
linguistic similarity of Cornish, Welsh and Breton, some surnames can derive from any of the three regions. The most common surnames in Cornwall are derived from...
surnames of Norse origin in the area now called the Danelaw. According to Origins of English Surnames and A Dictionary of English and WelshSurnames:...
or Welshsurnames Richardson or Richards. The Russian equivalent of 'Smith', 'Jones', and 'Brown' (that is, the generic most often used surnames) are...
"Bevan". Some Welshsurnames, such as John or Howell, did not acquire the suffix "-s." In some other cases the suffix was affixed to the surname much later...
countries, two surnames are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some...
Welsh surnames commissioned by the Welsh Government found that 718,000 people (nearly 35% of the Welsh population) have a family name of Welsh origin...
word survives in Wales, Cornwall, Walloon, walnut, and in surnames Walsh and Wallace. "Welsh: the only Celtic language not classified as "endangered" by...
placed surnames such as MacMurrough and MacCarthy, derived from patronymics, or O'Brien and O'Grady, derived from ancestral names. Gaelic surnames derived...
or Welshsurnames Richardson or Richards. The Russian equivalent of 'Smith', 'Jones', and 'Brown' (that is, the generic most often used surnames) are...
replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (son of John). The usual...
the African American population has Welshsurnames. A possible factor leading to this is slaves adopting the surnames of their former masters, though evidence...
Scottish surnames are surnames currently found in Scotland, or surnames that have a historical connection with the country. The earliest surnames found in...
Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, most surnames are patronymic surnames, distinct from patronyms, which are seen...
Look up Welsh or welsh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Welsh may refer to: Welsh, of or about Wales Welsh language, spoken in Wales Welsh people,...
official languages of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) are also Welsh and English. According to the 2021 census, the Welsh-speaking population of Wales aged...
other British groups in Chile. About 30,000 residents of Chile have Welshsurnames.[citation needed] George Edwards Brown (1780–1848), British doctor and...
Welsh English (Welsh: Saesneg Gymreig) comprises the dialects of English spoken by Welsh people. The dialects are significantly influenced by Welsh grammar...
and Morgan, Prys, WelshSurnames, University of Wales, 1985, Owain (Owen, Bowen, Ednowain). According to T.J. Morgan in WelshSurnames (page 172/173) Owen...
Global Information
