text: is anyone from wales? i'm looking for information regarding typically welsh names? i'd appreciate knowing what some of the more common welsh surnames are, what they mean, etc.  thanks! as a southern cal boy, i had never known how welsh "jones" was until i played detective jones in agatha chritie's spider web.   i also enjoyed the challenge of working on the lyric welsh accent.  "jones is a common family name that comes from the term 'son of john' or 'son of joan' but can also be attributed to the name 'jonah' – a name of icelandic origins suggesting a viking connection. it has further been suggested it derives from germanic settlers in the united kingdom with the name johannes. it is also the most common last name in wales, united kingdom, and is the fourth-most common last name in the united states according to the u.s. census. "