Welsh ancestry

Do you have Welsh ancestry, and why are there so few Welsh surnames? Find out more about the unique naming traditions of Wales

The Ordovices, Silures, Demetae, Gangani, and Deceangli are the five ancient Welsh tribes that occupied Wales during the Roman invasion.

Find your Welsh Ancestry. Here are links to our guides to the main British genealogy record sets that you need to find your roots.

If you’ve come across a Jones, Evans or Davies in your family tree, chances are you have Welsh ancestry. But what’s the history and meaning behind these traditional Welsh surnames? Read on to find out.

We are a wise bunch! Here are a few old Welsh expressions. Feel free to add your own favourites in the comment section below! "A fo ben, bid bont" - If you want to be a leader, be a bridge "Bûm gall unwaith - hynny oedd, llefain pan ym ganed" - I was wise once: when I was born I cried "Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galo

The Welsh descended from the Celtic tribes of Europe. It has been posited that the Beaker Folk came to Wales from central Europe in around 2000BC. They brought with them rudimentary knives and axes made from metals. Though today there are theories that rather than coming from the East, the Celts came from the West,

We’ll let you in on search secrets to find your English and Welsh ancestors in UK census records.

Alistair Moffat, who is heading up a project to find the ancestral genome of Wales, explains what they hope to find

Map o Gymru - Map of Wales

Find your English and Welsh Rural Ancestors with Tithe Maps looks at tithe maps and apportionments which are a valuable resource for anyone researching their English or welsh rural ancestors.