Do you know where your Welsh surname came from? Can a surname help you pinpoint the exact community in Wales where your ancestors were from? Find out with professional genealogist, Dai Davies.

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Public Domain Images For the images 100+ years old and in the public domain, a special thanks to the following institutions for their dedication to digitizing these historical records:

The National Library of Wales
The Yale Center for British Art
The Internet Archive
The Digital Commonwealth

Timestamps

00:00 Surnames & Our Roots
00:35 Types of Welsh Surnames
00:48 Topographic Surnames
02:13 Noble Surnames
03:03 Occupational Surnames
03:25 Characteristic Surnames
03:49 The Most Common Surnames
04:42 Looking at the Numbers
05:59 Popular Misconceptions
06:09 Welsh vs. English Surnames
07:35 Beyond Surnames