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
General Labourer 165
Living On Own Means 159
General Servant Domestic 109
Dress Maker 91
Scholar 91
Coal Miner Hewer 69
Cook Domestic 61
Dock Labourer 52
Domestic Servant 51
Housemaid Domestic 46
Cotton Weaver 45
Farmer 36
Laundress Wash 36
Charwoman 35
House Painter 34
Agricultural Labourer 30
Dressmaker 29
House Maid Domestic 25
Tailor 25
Commercial Clerk 24
House Keeper Domestic 24
Carpenter 23
Gardener Domestic 23
Blacksmith 21
Laundress 21

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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