IT MIGHT still be synonymous with one of Wales’ best-loved rugby stars, but the surname Williams is now more common in the leafy suburbs of Surrey than in its former Welsh heartlands, a new study has ...

In 1996, the most common surnames among newborns in England and Wales were Smith, Jones and Williams, followed by Taylor, Brown, Davies, Evans, ...

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Members of the British royal family are typically known by their official titles, but when a surname is needed, one does exist. Though prior to 1917, royal family members didn't have a surname, ...

The royal family has announced the parents have chosen George Alexander Louis as the Prince of Cambridge's names. Still no word on a surname. He will be styled as HRH Prince George of Cambridge.

John and Sheila Rowlands recently published an updated, expanded edition of “The Surnames of Wales,” first published in 1996. In this new edition, the authors discuss the complexity of Welsh naming ...

With so many Evanses, Joneses and Davieses in Wales - it's hardly surprising some people end up being named after their profession instead - Dai The Diver anyone? But the history behind those common ...

Wales is very proud of its history, and that includes the origins of typical Welsh names. It's probably true that if you stand outside and throw a stone, you'd hit someone called Jones or Evans. But ...