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 ...

Your surname could predict your future career, according to new research. A study carried out by a Swansea-based charity is claiming that unique personality traits and academic strengths can be worked ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Prince William and Prince Harry used a last name honoring their father, King Charles III, before their respective marriages to Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle. Oftentimes, high-ranking members of the ...

When you think of Welsh surnames, which names come to mind? Jones? Davies? Williams? Well, they are the three most popular surnames in Wales, with the remaining names in the top 10 being Evans, Thomas ...

PRINCE George and Princess Charlotte’s new surname has been confirmed for the first time on the order of service for their great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. It was reported that the ...

For the schoolmaster of the classic novel, ‘Mr Chips’ was an affectionate nickname. And sadly it seems that’s the only way it will survive. ‘Chips’, once popular in Middlesex and Essex, is one of ...

Approaching Llanelli from the Loughor Bridge, Parc y Scarlets looms large on the right and the Trostre Tinplate works dominates the view to the left. Falling back on lazy stereotypes - that's the ...