# Walsh (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/walsh/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An Irish surname from English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 105,079 |
| US rank (2010) | 295 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,938 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (103,216 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Walshe, Walch, Welch, Welsh |

## Etymology

From Middle English Walsch (“Welsh(man)”), from Old English wælisċ, variant of wīelisċ.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Walsh in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Walsh in the United States, Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia and Brazil.

## People named Walsh

- Kate Walsh, American actress
- María Elena Walsh, Argentine author and composer
- M. Emmet Walsh, American actor (1935–2024)
- Raoul Walsh, American film director and actor (1887–1980)
- Dylan Walsh, American actor (born 1963)
- Joe Walsh, American rock musician
- Maiara Walsh, Brazilian-American actress and singer
- J. T. Walsh, American actor (1943–1998)
- Marty Walsh, American politician from Massachusetts (born 1967)
- Kerri Walsh Jennings, American professional beach volleyball player
- Don Walsh, American oceanographer (1931–2023)
- Matt Walsh, American actor & comedian (1964-)

and 40 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Welsh, Wallach, Walch, Walshe, Walls, Wallis, Walz, Wales, Walk, Welsch, Wallace, Wells.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.