Walsh vs Welsh

Walsh

name
  • An Irish surname transferred from the nickname of Anglo-Norman origin, meaning Briton or foreigner. Also a translation of Breathnach, with the same meaning. 

  • A hamlet in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada. 

  • A hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. 

  • A statutory town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. 

  • An unincorporated community in Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. 

Welsh

name
  • An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt. 

  • An Irish surname, a variant of Walsh. 

  • A town in Louisiana, United States, named for early landowner Henry Welsh. 

  • An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, named for an early settler. 

noun
  • The people of Wales. 

  • The Welsh language. 

  • A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon. 

adj
  • Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales. (See Derived terms.) 

  • (Native) British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the Roman occupation. 

  • Of or pertaining to Wales. 

  • Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. 

How often have the words Walsh and Welsh occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )