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.
Discover how your Wallace ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 28 |
| Berkshire | 54 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 38 |
| Cheshire | 194 |
| Cornwall | 68 |
| Cumberland | 281 |
| Derbyshire | 87 |
| Devon | 148 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 958 |
| Essex | 280 |
| Gloucestershire | 142 |
| Hampshire | 208 |
| Herefordshire | 17 |
| Hertfordshire | 146 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 25 |
| Isle of Man | 26 |
| Kent | 194 |
| Lancashire | 1,253 |
| Leicestershire | 115 |
| Lincolnshire | 67 |
| London | 1,617 |
| Middlesex | 195 |
| Northumberland | 710 |
| Norfolk | 72 |
| Northamptonshire | 52 |
| Nottinghamshire | 94 |
| Oxfordshire | 28 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 25 |
| Shropshire | 18 |
| Suffolk | 103 |
| Somerset | 99 |
| Surrey | 199 |
| Sussex | 112 |
| Staffordshire | 281 |
| Warwickshire | 256 |
| Westmorland | 41 |
| Wiltshire | 54 |
| Worcestershire | 112 |
| Yorkshire | 881 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 178 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 84 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,562 |
| General Labourer | 158 |
| Coal Miner | 158 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 105 |
| Domestic Servant | 90 |
| Labourer | 75 |
| Living On Own Means | 75 |
| Dress Maker | 67 |
| General Servant Domestic | 66 |
| Laundress | 52 |
| General Servant | 52 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 51 |
| Clerk | 47 |
| Joiner | 38 |
| Gardener | 35 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| Farm Labourer | 33 |
| Carpenter | 31 |
| Farmer | 30 |
| Dressmaker | 27 |
| House Keeper | 26 |
| Charwoman | 25 |
| Cook | 24 |
| Cotton Weaver | 23 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 22 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Wallace | 5,189 |
| Mary Wallace | 4,386 |
| John Wallace | 4,351 |
| James Wallace | 2,755 |
| Elizabeth Wallace | 2,662 |
| Thomas Wallace | 2,299 |
| George Wallace | 2,131 |
| Sarah Wallace | 1,849 |
| Robert Wallace | 1,628 |
| Margaret Wallace | 1,593 |
| Jane Wallace | 1,562 |
| Ann Wallace | 1,309 |
| Henry Wallace | 1,136 |
| Joseph Wallace | 1,115 |
| Annie Wallace | 1,077 |
| Charles Wallace | 1,039 |
| Ellen Wallace | 944 |
| Eliza Wallace | 731 |
| Alice Wallace | 712 |
| Emma Wallace | 668 |
| Isabella Wallace | 654 |
| Hannah Wallace | 642 |
| Frederick Wallace | 621 |
| Edward Wallace | 591 |
| Catherine Wallace | 567 |