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 | 11 |
| Buckinghamshire | 42 |
| Berkshire | 89 |
| Cambridgeshire | 33 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 225 |
| Cornwall | 56 |
| Cumberland | 385 |
| Derbyshire | 101 |
| Devon | 141 |
| Dorset | 15 |
| Durham | 1,001 |
| Essex | 221 |
| Gloucestershire | 169 |
| Hampshire | 167 |
| Herefordshire | 14 |
| Hertfordshire | 148 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 27 |
| Isle of Man | 40 |
| Kent | 168 |
| Lancashire | 1,299 |
| Leicestershire | 139 |
| Lincolnshire | 44 |
| London | 1,801 |
| Middlesex | 158 |
| Northumberland | 763 |
| Norfolk | 65 |
| Northamptonshire | 43 |
| Nottinghamshire | 104 |
| Oxfordshire | 16 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 27 |
| Shropshire | 25 |
| Suffolk | 129 |
| Somerset | 74 |
| Surrey | 173 |
| Sussex | 119 |
| Staffordshire | 187 |
| Warwickshire | 223 |
| Westmorland | 58 |
| Wiltshire | 40 |
| Worcestershire | 107 |
| Yorkshire | 922 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 12 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 99 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 96 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,987 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 156 |
| Labourer | 128 |
| Coal Miner | 110 |
| General Labourer | 101 |
| Domestic Servant | 99 |
| Dress Maker | 93 |
| General Servant | 81 |
| Annuitant | 49 |
| Laundress | 49 |
| General Servant Domestic | 46 |
| Tailor | 38 |
| Joiner | 37 |
| House Keeper | 33 |
| Carpenter | 31 |
| Charwoman | 29 |
| Clerk | 24 |
| Servant | 24 |
| Painter | 23 |
| Hawker | 22 |
| Farm Labourer | 22 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Grocer | 20 |
| No Occupation | 20 |
| Farm Servant | 20 |
| 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 |