Wallace Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Wallace Name Meaning: Ethnic name for a Welsh speaker from Anglo-Norman French 'waleis' meaning Welsh or Old English 'wealh' meaning foreign.

First used by a family from English/Scottish borders & given to a person who they believed to be foreign. The first Wallis was found in Ayrshire in ancient times.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wallace Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wallace family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 838
Agricultural Labourer 152
Labourer 77
House Servant 75
Coal Miner 54
Dress Maker 49
General Servant 47
Tailor 31
Servant 31
House Keeper 30
Laundress 29
Cotton Weaver 25
Carter 25
Nurse 23
Shoe Maker 23
Carpenter 21
Cook 20
House Maid 20
Joiner 20
Lead Miner 19
Farm Labourer 18
Fund Holder 16
Gardener 16
Blacksmith 14
Domestic Servant 14

Wallace Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wallace 100% 68,038
2 Wallice 86% 1,627
3 Wallce 86% 373
4 Walace 86% 242
5 Willace 86% 151

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The surname Wallace is the most popular version of all its varients

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