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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The royals regularly change names or titles, with the Duke of Edinburgh previously being known as the Earl of Wessex, while the Prince and Princess of Wales were previously the Duke and Duchess of ...

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, ...