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This article is about the Welsh people as an ethnic group. For information about residents in Wales, see Demographics of Wales.

Welsh people
Cymry

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Total population
c. 6–16.3 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
Wales 3 million[2] (Welsh descent only)
United States	1.75–1.81 million[3]
England	610,000[4]
Canada	475,000 (Includes those of mixed ancestry)[5]
Australia	126,000[6]
Argentina	50,000[7]
Scotland	17,000[8]
New Zealand	10,000[9]
Languages
Welsh, English
Religion
Predominantly Christianity, traditionally Nonconformist
Related ethnic groups
Bretons, Cornish, Manx, English, Scottish, Irish, Ulster-Scots

The Welsh (Welsh: Cymry) are a Celtic^[10] nation and ethnic group native to Wales. The term "Welsh people" applies to people from Wales (Welsh: Cymru) and people of Welsh ancestry perceiving themselves or being perceived as sharing a cultural heritage and shared ancestral origins.^[11] Wales is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. The majority of people living in Wales are British citizens.^[12]

The Welsh language is taught in schools and protected in law. It remains the predominant language in parts of Wales, particularly in North Wales and parts of West Wales. English is the predominant language in South Wales and many Welsh people do not speak the language, although even in predominately English-speaking areas of Wales, many are fluent or semi-fluent in Welsh or, to varying degrees, capable of speaking or understanding Welsh at limited or conversational proficiency levels. Although the Welsh language and its ancestors have been spoken in what is now Wales since well before the Roman incursions into Britain, historian John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the end of Roman rule in Britain.^[13]

In 2016, an analysis of the geography of Welsh surnames commissioned by the Welsh Government found that 718,000 people (nearly 35% of the Welsh population) have a family name of Welsh origin, compared with 5.3% in the rest of the United Kingdom, 4.7% in New Zealand, 4.1% in Australia, and 3.8% in the United States, with an estimated 16.3 million people in the countries studied having at least partial Welsh ancestry.^[1] Over 300,000 Welsh people live in London.^[14]