Last Name WALSH

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Meaning Local: The Welsh, from Wales, i.e. the Welshman.
A native of Wales, a name given by the Anglo-Saxons to the Britons who originally came from Gaul, which the Saxons pronounced 'Wealas,' 'Wales,' 'Welsh,' and 'Wallia.' A principality of Great Britain, on the west of England, one hundred and twenty miles long, and eighty broad.
A Gaul, which the Germans pronounce with a "w," as Wallie for Gaulic. 'Wallis,' 'Wallish,' 'Walsh.' The Welsh were originally from Gaul.
A man who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
Origin English, Scottish, Irish, Jewish, Celtic, Falkland, Creole, Belgian, South african

Rank 265 (2000 US census) 325 (1990 US census)
Count 103,216 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.9%, or 98984 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.96%, or 991 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.49%, or 506 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.2%, or 206 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.04%, or 1073 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.41%, or 1455 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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