Well-known people with the prefix "ap"; Archdruid Myrddin ap Dafydd, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, the voice of the Principality Stadium, Rhys ap William, and the actress Llinor ap Gwynedd When ...

Although Wales is part of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, and it has many surnames in common with the English, its history of surname adoption is radically different from that of England. The ...

John and Sheila Rowlands have done a considerable amount of additional research since they first published "The Surnames of Wales" in 1996. Their new edition of that work has four additional chapters, ...

THE portion of Great Britain south of the Scottish border, variously referred to as England, and England and Wales, is the homeland of a large proportion of Americans, and hence the place of origin of ...

Many of us are curious about our ancestry, lineage and potential familial connections. And one heritage company has uncovered a list of surnames that could see individuals connected to the Royal ...

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 ...