Yes it is originally from Ireland. The people who had the name did jobs like working in the seas, fishing, etc...
The surname Walsh is first found in the records of the Counties of Kilkenny, Leix, and Waterford, in Ireland, where they'd held family seat since 1170.
There are also Scottish records in Roxburghshiredating back to 1376.
The Irish and Scottish family mottosdiffer...
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Walsh is an Irish name used first by the Britons to call the Welshmen who arrived in Ireland in the wake of Strongbow's Anglo-Norman invasion of 1170.
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Last name king in Irish
Robert Walsh - Irish writer - died in 1852.
Robert Walsh - Irish writer - was born in 1772.
James Walsh - Irish politician - died in 1948.
James Walsh - Irish politician - was born in 1880.
McBride is a Scotish and Irish last name. The Irish name comes from County Donegal.
Louie Walsh is infact Irish, But is currently working in an English Society.
Billy Walsh - Irish footballer - was born on 1921-05-31.
Billy Walsh - Irish footballer - died on 2006-07-28.
It is Irish. Lewis is a common last name in Ireland. People with this last name will usually be Irish.