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 1,200
Labourer 149
Agricultural Labourer 142
General Servant 84
Dress Maker 75
Domestic Servant 73
Coal Miner 59
Servant 45
House Keeper 40
Tailor 37
Annuitant 37
Laundress 35
Joiner 30
Farm Servant 29
Carpenter 26
Charwoman 24
Hawker 24
Nurse 23
Dressmaker 23
Cook 22
Clerk 22
Gardener 21
Farm Labourer 21
General Servant Domestic 20
Wife 20

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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