Popular names in Wales (United Kingdom)
Baby-name rankings are not published here and the most common surnames, from Forebears (non-official).
Most common surnames
All 100 surnames →| Rank | Surname | Origin & meaning | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones | Welsh · “son of John” | 170,633 |
| 2 | Davies | Welsh · “son of David” | 111,559 |
| 3 | Williams | Welsh · “son of William” | 110,404 |
| 4 | Evans | Welsh · “son of Evan” | 74,244 |
| 5 | Thomas | English/Welsh · “from given name Thomas” | 71,040 |
| 6 | Roberts | English/Welsh · “son of Robert” | 46,130 |
| 7 | Lewis | English/Welsh · “from given name Lewis” | 40,037 |
| 8 | Hughes | Welsh/English · “son of Hugh” | 37,076 |
| 9 | Morgan | Welsh | 34,360 |
| 10 | Griffiths | — | 29,461 |
Source: Forebears (non-official). Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.