As a Afrobrazilian, I did an Ancestry dna test and I have 1% welsh ancestry, wich stunned me and I did not expect that at all. I know that 1% is extremely low but at a certain point and time my ancestors did come from wales and I would love to know who it was and also I would love to know the history of my ancestors. It’s difficult to track down the wales ancestry because my family don’t have welsh names but only topical brazilian names. According to my dna results, I also have multiple ancestry from Africa (a dominant part) , spain, portugual ( a dominant part also), north italy, france, albania, greece, wales, indigenous from Brazil and Yucatan and also Arabian peninsula. It would be awesome to find more about my ancestors one day.
My dad's grandfather (paternal) came from Flintshire, Wales. On my mother's Scottish family, there was a great-grandfather William from Llangollen, Denbigh Wales. Learning your roots can be a great way to develop a sense of yourself.
On the day of the Aberfan disaster, a woman burst into a meeting in Chile and said, ''Something terrible has happened in Wales.'' Everyone knew where Wales was. In Europe or the USA, they might not have. You see Welsh restaurants in Chile and Argentina and there are schools in Patagonia where the language of instruction is Welsh. But under the age of dictators, it's been claimed that the Welsh Argentinians had to take Spanish names, first names as well as surnames. There's probably still someone trying to work out what Gareth is in Spanish.
Hello Roger. A lot of miners from Wales went out to Chile. I worked out there for a year - and someone worked in our warehouse called Enrique Jones, pronounced Ho-ness! George
There was a president of Chile named Carlos Ibañez del Campo. I believe he was president of Chile on 2 occasions. His grandfather changed his name from Evans to Ibañez. There was also a president named Patricio Aylwin some years ago. They say that his surname is Welsh. One of the most famous people in Chilean history was Bernardo O'Higgins. He was the son of an Irishman.
My maternal great grandfather was called John David Lloyd and is said to have emigrated from Milford Haven Pembrokeshire in mid to late 19th century. I found the census and church records from Pembrokeshire of little help because there were so many listings with the exact same name.
Hello Timothy Yes, a problem that happens more often in Wales because there is a higher proportion of Surnames of Relationship. Lloyd is the 21st most common Welsh surname. George
@@georgeenglish8482 haha very true, and the cool thing is that today I found the ancestor that traces my line back to Wales to the van glamorgan lewises!
Very interesting video. But may I correct you on one thing please? Wales never joined with England. It was annexed. A bit like what Russia did to the Crimea and is attempting to do to Ukraine as a whole. Thought I'd mention it. Diolch yn fawr!
My dad a big Welsh man, joined Liverpool police .As it was known then ,spent many a happy summer there as a kid. Loved it . I am a scouser we have a strong connection with wales .❤
@@georgeenglish8482 my last name is ware & my grandfather name is authur james ware..my dna is 6% wales / england..i cant get no information on him its always blank
The late 1800s were a good time for a lot of our Welsh ancestors to leave. Mining and related industries suffered a dramatic downturn. My paternal great-grandfather John Thomas left (either coal or slate) mining, packed up his family and immigrated to the US not long after the US Civil War ended. They hung out in PA for a while (mining) before moving further west. Eventually his two sons both homesteaded in the big Oklahoma land run.
Im an old Welsh family myself. Owens is my surname. Weve been here in America since before the revolution though. Its said my ancestor had to flee for his life due to his allegiances & blood.
I'm from morriston and the Welsh ancient name is treforys and down the road is plasmal and that was the stately home of king Arthur he and the kings of Britain would come to Swansea then called tawe for summer holidays and in the evening they would go drinking is a place down the road called hafod which is English means summer place
Hello Gwyn I've researched the Morris family after whom Morriston is named. They got into copper, and then coal, early in the 18th century at the start of the Industrial Revolution. George
I finally did my DNA test. Found out I'm %6 Welsh and no Irish at all. %30 Scottish and %50 "England and NW Europe. %10 Norway, %1-2 Sweden and Denmark. %1-2 Turkish, %1-2 NW Indian (Gypsy family), and %1-2 Aegean Islands. Safe to say, I'm %99 White and most likely descended from Vikings, which is crazy because I do not look like that kind of White person. I was so surprised by the Turkish results. This was a fun thing to do.
My dad's family Hughes, momma said there was 4 brothers came over between 1700-1800s its so funny one of daddy's best friend in the neighborhood was a Powell, and my nanny friend at church Mrs Price in the nursery. History has a way of repeating themselves and immigrants tended to live around same communities. even the first names of boysthey tended to pass down and use over and over again Lewis louis ,thomas,robert, william, edward, john, mom did some of the geneaology and stories from my great uncles
I am a Jones and really lucky that my more recent ancestors researched and wrote a family tree book in 1930. In the book, they sited an oral tradition that says we come from "one of two brothers who came early from Wales". I'd really like to know what was meant by "early". lol The earliest documented ancestor was a Matthew Jones who was a sheriff in Virginia from 1702-9. Unfortunately records were burned during the War of 1812, but we have an extensive record of the Jones family after that. My 4 times great grandfather came over the Oregon trail in 1853 with his wife and children and settled in Oregon. We still have a 5 acre plot of trees , all that is left of the original homestead and we have family reunions there every year. One of my cousins has tried to dig up records in Wales to track down the "two brothers who came early from Wales" but by your video I can see why that would be hard, as the Welsh people did not really keep records until England annexed them which would have been quite some time after the two brothers left Wales.
Hello Daisy 'early' probably means between the Mayflower in 1620 and Matthew in 1702. Your biggest problem would be that Jones is the most common Welsh surname! George
I'm a Jones and Hughes also. I can trace them back to Virginia in 1800s , all where miners, blacksmiths and farmers . From Virginia they settled in Kentucky, still miners . I wish I knew more
My grandmother's maiden name was Pritchard, a name not mentioned in your "top ten" ; my great aunts on that line said their father's (William Henry Pritchard ) family owned a shoe (or boot) store in Cardif, Wales...At some point (late 1800s perhaps, some of them relocated to Salford (Manchester) England...
If you want to know your genetic DNA makeup you only have to search the origins of the first last and middle names of your ancestors.like every picture tells a the story your family history tells a far greater never ending story.
@@georgeenglish8482 We are related directly to Roger who founded Rhode Island as he didnt get along with the Puritans in Massachusetts. At least one of the sons migrated to the farmland of the US south.
@@medusa1340 I saw a Williams famiy history in a phamplet. Many of the Welsh appatently didnt accept English hegonomy, started a revolution, then a civil war. We really like to be governed less and left to our own devices. Im sure Wms and Thomas clans crossed paths many times in the deep south especially.
@@medusa1340 To start, what you need to do is write down brief details of what you know about your parents, grandparents etc e.g. date/place of birth /marriage/death. If we can help, please send them to us via the Contact Form on the Research Through People website. George
Same surname Davis here. Easy here in the states as my gr grandfather was William Tecumseh Sherman Davis. His father George Davis fought with W T Sherman.
My maternal grandfather’s surname is Noyes. Noye would be Welsh for Noah as you state son of Noah would be Noyes. Dewitt Clinton was his first and middle name.
Hello Josh. Your point is that searching for common surnames is usually more difficult; and there is a higher proportion of Welsh Surnames of Relationship e.g. Jones, Davies, Williams. You need good evidence and documentation for any surname, such as Knorr. George
My Welsh ancestors have been on this side of the pond since the 16th century, so if you're not fond of someone named Prosser, I had nothing to do with it and refuse to claim them. 🇺🇸
All I know is my last name Willoughby. My father and his parents my grandparents are deceased. I have done some research. I did a DNA test and 40%. German. I was raised by my father and don't know any of my Mother's history except her maiden name was Rhodes.
Hello Kianna. Jones is a Surname of Relationship; and the most common Welsh surname. So probably of Welsh origin but that could have been many centuries ago. George
Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd has the highest percentage of "Jones's" anywhere in the world . Its a ridiculously common surname in Wales, about 6% of people have the surname. The reason why is because many Welsh given names could only be rendered as "John" in official English language documentation. So names such Ieuan, Iorwerth; Ifan, Sion, Iwan ; Ioan, Iolo etc are rendered as "John" including some who where called John as well. So Iwan AP Iorwerth = becomes John son of John= John Jones.
@@georgeenglish8482 yes. Pritchett was Cambro-Norman. But went through Anglicization and took up a English definition after the Surname migrated into England. Literally. It changed
@@noahtylerpritchett2682 Yes, surnames literally evolved! It's amazing what an incredible system it is, when there was no formal development, yet we can track people over the centuries because of it! George
My Mother's surname was Mostyn-Jones. There has been a problem with the Welsh alphabet, since the letter J had to be added to it, for the names of Jones, and Jenkins. I know that my Mother's Grandmother was a Miss Mostyn, who married a Mr. Jones.. One of their sons was given the name of Mostyn. Does anyone know where the name of Mostyn originated from please? I think that it is likely to be Amlwch, in North Anglesey, as that is where my Taid (Grandfather) came from. It looks as though the first Lord Mostyn also had a connection with Amlwch. So I think that I am very distantly related to a Lord.
Hi. Mostyn is a small port near Holywell in Flintshire. There is the estate of Lord Mostyn nearby and several small villages such as Rhewl Mostyn and Tre Mostyn for the estate workers in the past.
@@martinhughes2549 Mostyn Estate own most of Llandudno. I am trying to find the origins of the name. I know that my own branch of the family owned land at Amlwch, as Taid was born in Ty Mawr. Pentre Melin, Amlwch. The field was sold to build the local school, which was named after my Taid's brother. Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones. Who died on the Somme, in the First World War.
@@petermostyneccleston2884 Hello Peter You need to remember that most surnames were first adopted many centuries ago. Mostyn is a toponymic (place name) surname. Martin is right that Mostyn is a village in Flintshire on the estuary of the River Dee. George
I am welsh and proud. 🏴 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Having Welsh blood makes me proud to support Wales in The Six Nations.
As a Afrobrazilian, I did an Ancestry dna test and I have 1% welsh ancestry, wich stunned me and I did not expect that at all. I know that 1% is extremely low but at a certain point and time my ancestors did come from wales and I would love to know who it was and also I would love to know the history of my ancestors.
It’s difficult to track down the wales ancestry because my family don’t have welsh names but only topical brazilian names. According to my dna results, I also have multiple ancestry from Africa (a dominant part) , spain, portugual ( a dominant part also), north italy, france, albania, greece, wales, indigenous from Brazil and Yucatan and also Arabian peninsula.
It would be awesome to find more about my ancestors one day.
That should be from about a 4th great grandparent
My dad's grandfather (paternal) came from Flintshire, Wales. On my mother's Scottish family, there was a great-grandfather William from Llangollen, Denbigh Wales. Learning your roots can be a great way to develop a sense of yourself.
My dad's grandfather also came from Flintshire. Connahs Quay, I think
On the day of the Aberfan disaster, a woman burst into a meeting in Chile and said, ''Something terrible has happened in Wales.'' Everyone knew where Wales was. In Europe or the USA, they might not have. You see Welsh restaurants in Chile and Argentina and there are schools in Patagonia where the language of instruction is Welsh.
But under the age of dictators, it's been claimed that the Welsh Argentinians had to take Spanish names, first names as well as surnames. There's probably still someone trying to work out what Gareth is in Spanish.
Hello Roger. A lot of miners from Wales went out to Chile. I worked out there for a year - and someone worked in our warehouse called Enrique Jones, pronounced Ho-ness! George
Meant to add that Enrigue spoke Spanish with a Welsh accent, 3 generations on! George
There was a president of Chile named Carlos Ibañez del Campo. I believe he was president of Chile on 2 occasions. His grandfather changed his name from Evans to Ibañez. There was also a president named Patricio Aylwin some years ago. They say that his surname is Welsh. One of the most famous people in Chilean history was Bernardo O'Higgins. He was the son of an Irishman.
Aprys of Pembroke. Price here. Kentucky ancestors
Hopefully with a last name like mine I can travel to Cardiff and claim the castle!!!
My maternal great grandfather was called John David Lloyd and is said to have emigrated from Milford Haven Pembrokeshire in mid to late 19th century. I found the census and church records from Pembrokeshire of little help because there were so many listings with the exact same name.
Hello Timothy Yes, a problem that happens more often in Wales because there is a higher proportion of Surnames of Relationship. Lloyd is the 21st most common Welsh surname. George
I am descended from the "Morgan" family of Wales. Wales has the most castles of any country. And they have held on to their unique language.
Yes. our ancestors lived through history! Wouldn't it be good if we stopped fighting each other! George
That's awesome.. I'm also descended from the "Morgan" family of Wales also!
I’m from the Lewis family
@@johnlewis6526 7th most popular surname in Wales, so you've some good company! George
@@georgeenglish8482 haha very true, and the cool thing is that today I found the ancestor that traces my line back to Wales to the van glamorgan lewises!
Very interesting video. But may I correct you on one thing please? Wales never joined with England. It was annexed. A bit like what Russia did to the Crimea and is attempting to do to Ukraine as a whole. Thought I'd mention it. Diolch yn fawr!
My great great grandfather came to the US at the age of 7 through NYC, his name was John Moses and was a music teacher in Scott County, Iowa.
I have a Samuel Davis born 1716 and died in Massachusetts, wife was Elisabeth Oslland born 1720
I have descended from King Madog (ap Maredudd) of Powys
#PowysFadogAmByth 🏴💓💓
My dad a big Welsh man, joined Liverpool police .As it was known then ,spent many a happy summer there as a kid.
Loved it . I am a scouser we have a strong connection with wales .❤
Hello Susan. Yes, Liverpool is close to Wales. A mixed Liverpool and Welsh accent would be something different! George
My Grandfather name Branham, we researched, Branhams were generations of castle builders and infrastructure in Wales.
My last name is Richards and my father said his side came from Wales in the late 1800’s. I wish I had the money for one of those test.
Hello Jason. Wales in the late 1800's should be easy to trace. George
@@georgeenglish8482 thank you
@@georgeenglish8482 my last name is ware & my grandfather name is authur james ware..my dna is 6% wales / england..i cant get no information on him its always blank
The late 1800s were a good time for a lot of our Welsh ancestors to leave. Mining and related industries suffered a dramatic downturn.
My paternal great-grandfather John Thomas left (either coal or slate) mining, packed up his family and immigrated to the US not long after the US Civil War ended. They hung out in PA for a while (mining) before moving further west. Eventually his two sons both homesteaded in the big Oklahoma land run.
My grandmother was an Edwards ....I am of Welsh blood..would love to learn more.
Im an old Welsh family myself. Owens is my surname. Weve been here in America since before the revolution though. Its said my ancestor had to flee for his life due to his allegiances & blood.
Owen and Owens are surnames of relationship, the son of Owen. George
@@georgeenglish3797 what about Davies im trying to find my welsh connection
My direct ancestor was Edward Bobet from Glamorgan ... Came to Taunton Mass. around 1625 ... Any leads inside Wales would be much appreciated...
My direct ancestor is from there too! Also migrated to NY an Mass in the 1600’s
I'm from morriston and the Welsh ancient name is treforys and down the road is plasmal and that was the stately home of king Arthur he and the kings of Britain would come to Swansea then called tawe for summer holidays and in the evening they would go drinking is a place down the road called hafod which is English means summer place
Hello Gwyn
I've researched the Morris family after whom Morriston is named. They got into copper, and then coal, early in the 18th century at the start of the Industrial Revolution. George
Except king arthur Is fiction.
I finally did my DNA test. Found out I'm %6 Welsh and no Irish at all. %30 Scottish and %50 "England and NW Europe. %10 Norway, %1-2 Sweden and Denmark. %1-2 Turkish, %1-2 NW Indian (Gypsy family), and %1-2 Aegean Islands. Safe to say, I'm %99 White and most likely descended from Vikings, which is crazy because I do not look like that kind of White person. I was so surprised by the Turkish results. This was a fun thing to do.
Found I am 52% very interesting
Is all of the remaining 48% completely boring? ;)
@@Randrew This is about Welsh ancestry, not other ancestry, so it is not 'boring' but irrelevant to this topic.
@@barnowl5774 It was a mild joke on the OP's phrasing. If @4SafetyTraining is only 52% interesting, then...
My dad's family Hughes, momma said there was 4 brothers came over between 1700-1800s its so funny one of daddy's best friend in the neighborhood was a Powell, and my nanny friend at church Mrs Price in the nursery. History has a way of repeating themselves and immigrants tended to live around same communities. even the first names of boysthey tended to pass down and use over and over again Lewis louis ,thomas,robert, william, edward, john, mom did some of the geneaology and stories from my great uncles
Each of my grandparents surnames all have strong Welsh roots in Morris, Evans, James and Watts
Morris and Evans certainly are. James and particularly Watts also occur frequently in England. George
I am a Jones and really lucky that my more recent ancestors researched and wrote a family tree book in 1930. In the book, they sited an oral tradition that says we come from "one of two brothers who came early from Wales". I'd really like to know what was meant by "early". lol The earliest documented ancestor was a Matthew Jones who was a sheriff in Virginia from 1702-9. Unfortunately records were burned during the War of 1812, but we have an extensive record of the Jones family after that. My 4 times great grandfather came over the Oregon trail in 1853 with his wife and children and settled in Oregon. We still have a 5 acre plot of trees , all that is left of the original homestead and we have family reunions there every year. One of my cousins has tried to dig up records in Wales to track down the "two brothers who came early from Wales" but by your video I can see why that would be hard, as the Welsh people did not really keep records until England annexed them which would have been quite some time after the two brothers left Wales.
Hello Daisy 'early' probably means between the Mayflower in 1620 and Matthew in 1702. Your biggest problem would be that Jones is the most common Welsh surname! George
I'm a Jones and Hughes also. I can trace them back to Virginia in 1800s , all where miners, blacksmiths and farmers . From Virginia they settled in Kentucky, still miners . I wish I knew more
My grandmother's maiden name was Pritchard, a name not mentioned in your "top ten" ; my great aunts on that line said their father's (William Henry Pritchard ) family owned a shoe (or boot) store in Cardif, Wales...At some point (late 1800s perhaps, some of them relocated to Salford (Manchester) England...
From "ap Richard", so probably her last paternal ancestor before fixed surnames became required was first-named "Richard".
My great grandfather was Morgan Pugh not sure where in Wales he was from but maybe I can find out
Could one of the Welsh family have moved to France in years gone by ? As I inherited the French surname of '' Le Gallois''?
Thomas Ellsworth Howell one day I'm going to come to you and see if you can trace me back was always told I have Welsh ancestry by my grandmother
If you want to know your genetic DNA makeup you only have to search the origins of the first last and middle names of your ancestors.like every picture tells a the story your family history tells a far greater never ending story.
Yes. DNA + surnames, traced to Britain, Germany and now wales and . west Ireland. Brings me here to this page... trying to find names
My mothers name is Williams.Theyve been in the US since 1630.
One of the first Welsh immigrants, then. George
@@georgeenglish8482 We are related directly to Roger who founded Rhode Island as he didnt get along with the Puritans in Massachusetts. At least one of the sons migrated to the farmland of the US south.
Wow just what I needed to begin research , with my moms maiden name being Thomas.
@@medusa1340 I saw a Williams famiy history in a phamplet. Many of the Welsh appatently didnt accept English hegonomy, started a revolution, then a civil war. We really like to be governed less and left to our own devices. Im sure Wms and Thomas clans crossed paths many times in the deep south especially.
@@medusa1340 To start, what you need to do is write down brief details of what you know about your parents, grandparents etc e.g. date/place of birth /marriage/death. If we can help, please send them to us via the Contact Form on the Research Through People website. George
My family is Welch (Davis) traced my ancestry back to a Rev William Davis who was one of the first to migrate to America from our family.
Hello Katie Biggest problem you have is that Davis/Davies is the 2nd most common Welsh surname! George
It's WelSh love 😊
Same surname Davis here. Easy here in the states as my gr grandfather was William Tecumseh Sherman Davis. His father George Davis fought with W T Sherman.
Im going there next week return of king Arthur
Daryl Arthur Payan... Facebook
Williams here
My maternal grandfather’s surname is Noyes. Noye would be Welsh for Noah as you state son of Noah would be Noyes. Dewitt Clinton was his first and middle name.
It's been my understanding that searching for Welsh ancestors through surnames is a fools errand if you don't have detailed documentation.
Hello Josh. Your point is that searching for common surnames is usually more difficult; and there is a higher proportion of Welsh Surnames of Relationship e.g. Jones, Davies, Williams. You need good evidence and documentation for any surname, such as Knorr. George
Llanddeusant is pronounced more like Llan-they-sant; Fawr is pronounced Vow-rr. The name Dafydd is pronounced Dav-ithe
I have Howell ancestors who came to America from Wales in 1699.
I have Howell ancestors too we could be related.
My Welsh ancestors have been on this side of the pond since the 16th century, so if you're not fond of someone named Prosser, I had nothing to do with it and refuse to claim them. 🇺🇸
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I'm one percent from Wales and one percent Irish
Who was Lord George Watkins ?
All I know is my last name Willoughby. My father and his parents my grandparents are deceased. I have done some research. I did a DNA test and 40%. German. I was raised by my father and don't know any of my Mother's history except her maiden name was Rhodes.
My surname is Reece
Reece is a surname of relationship, 'the son of Rhys'. George
My last name is jones am I Welsh?
Hello Kianna. Jones is a Surname of Relationship; and the most common Welsh surname. So probably of Welsh origin but that could have been many centuries ago. George
Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd has the highest percentage of "Jones's" anywhere in the world . Its a ridiculously common surname in Wales, about 6% of people have the surname. The reason why is because many Welsh given names could only be rendered as "John" in official English language documentation. So names such Ieuan, Iorwerth; Ifan, Sion, Iwan ; Ioan, Iolo etc are rendered as "John" including some who where called John as well. So Iwan AP Iorwerth = becomes John son of John= John Jones.
Pritchett surname 😁
Hello Noah Pritchett is a Surname of Relationship - Ap-Richard i.e. the son of Richard. A variant of the more common Pritchard. George
@@georgeenglish8482 yes.
Pritchett was Cambro-Norman.
But went through Anglicization and took up a English definition after the Surname migrated into England.
Literally. It changed
@@noahtylerpritchett2682 Yes, surnames literally evolved! It's amazing what an incredible system it is, when there was no formal development, yet we can track people over the centuries because of it! George
My Mother's surname was Mostyn-Jones. There has been a problem with the Welsh alphabet, since the letter J had to be added to it, for the names of Jones, and Jenkins.
I know that my Mother's Grandmother was a Miss Mostyn, who married a Mr. Jones.. One of their sons was given the name of Mostyn.
Does anyone know where the name of Mostyn originated from please? I think that it is likely to be Amlwch, in North Anglesey, as that is where my Taid (Grandfather) came from.
It looks as though the first Lord Mostyn also had a connection with Amlwch. So I think that I am very distantly related to a Lord.
Hi. Mostyn is a small port near Holywell in Flintshire. There is the estate of Lord Mostyn nearby and several small villages such as Rhewl Mostyn and Tre Mostyn for the estate workers in the past.
@@martinhughes2549 Mostyn Estate own most of Llandudno. I am trying to find the origins of the name. I know that my own branch of the family owned land at Amlwch, as Taid was born in Ty Mawr. Pentre Melin, Amlwch. The field was sold to build the local school, which was named after my Taid's brother. Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones. Who died on the Somme, in the First World War.
@@petermostyneccleston2884 Hello Peter You need to remember that most surnames were first adopted many centuries ago. Mostyn is a toponymic (place name) surname. Martin is right that Mostyn is a village in Flintshire on the estuary of the River Dee. George
Please work on your Welsh pronunciation. It really is quite appalling and actually rather offensive!