Wallace is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wallace
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The foreigner or stranger; one who came from Wales meaning "foreign".

Though resembling, very closely, the Walleys and Wallis of English family nomenclature, this surname may have a distinct origin. It appears to have been anciently a personal name. Galgacus, the celebrated Caledonian chief, who opposed the arms of Agricola, has been identified by Baxter with Gwallog, a British name, and this has been suggested as the original form of the modern Wallace.

A variant of Wallis. Welsh- a native of Wales. Its form, in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, was the Norman-French Le Waleis, Le Waleys, etc., corresponding with the Le Franceis, L'Angleys, etc., of the same date. The Scottish Wallace is, perhaps, identical; but see that article. A totally different origin is, however, assigned to the name in "The Folks of Shields," where it is asserted that "the name of Walles, Wallis, Waleys, Wallase, or Wallace, is specifically derived from Valles, now Vaux, situated near Erie or Yaire, in the Beauvoisin, in France, the manor and castle of which belonged to Ralph de Valles, about the period of the Norman Conquest. The name, however (it is added) has a generic acceptation. Philip de Valois, King of France, is termed Le Valeys in old writings; the scattered descendants of the Waldenses or Vaudois bore the same distinctive title; and the famous Scottish patriot wrote his name Walles and Wallese. One of the three judges itinerant appointed in 1176, for the northern counties, was Robert de Walles. The castle and vill of Valles or Walles is stated to have belonged to Sir Richard de Walles, in 1187. A branch of the family settled at Burgh Wallis, between Doncaster and Pontefract, probably in the reign of Henry III."

Sir James Dalrymple, the eminent genealogist, deduces the family from "one Eimarus Galeius, a Welshman, so called in Scotland, upon the account of his country. He is witness in the charter of foundation of the abbacy of Selkrig, by David, younger son of King Malcolm III. From him was descended Ricardus Guallensis, as in a charter granted by him to the abbacy of Kelso, in the reign of King Alexander II."

How popular is Wallace?

Wallace is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Bahamas, Wales, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Israel, Brazil, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Spain, France, Germany, Panama, Philippines, Zimbabwe, Dominica, Uruguay, Japan, Guyana, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Costa Rica, Netherlands, Ecuador, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States Virgin Islands, Barbados, Norway, Belize, Chile.

Wallace is ranked 1436 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wallace bearers increased by 3.42 per cent in 2010 US census to 197276 since 2000, the surname slipped by 10 spots and ranked at 123. The last name was found in around 7 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 69.24 71.76
Black 24.7 23.73
Hispanic or Latino 2.47 1.64
Others 2.31 1.72
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.77 0.73
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.43
Wallace is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 374885 people have been found who wears Wallace as their family name. Wallace is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Wallace:
109 United States250,408
Countries with ten thousands of Wallace:
214 England30,362
110 Australia24,240
235 Canada17,179
50 Scotland12,109
Countries with thousands of Wallace:
72 Jamaica7,148
127 Liberia4,609
78 New Zealand4,599
238 Ireland4,020
1,876 South Africa3,636
89 Northern Ireland3,020
48 Bahamas1,748
309 Wales1,106
5,551 Tanzania1,059
Countries with hundreds of Wallace:
230 Trinidad and Tobago907
1,703 Israel767
12,754 Brazil646
20,451 Thailand532
10,708 Saudi Arabia437
10,113 Argentina357
10,163 Spain348
34,056 France303
29,003 Germany293
1,106 Panama272
52,883 Philippines241
9,758 Zimbabwe238
98 Dominica198
2,020 Uruguay192
17,140 Japan180
759 Guyana179
3,013 Dominican Republic169
11,502 Mexico159
910 Costa Rica148
18,951 Netherlands140
6,546 Ecuador135
7,857 Papua New Guinea134
95 Saint Kitts and Nevis128
127 United States Virgin Islands125
401 Barbados124
6,702 Norway110
660 Belize108
5,518 Chile106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,195 Portugal94
945 China84
73,634 Nigeria83
196,136 India75
1,748 Nicaragua72
333 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines70
10,073 Sweden69
258 Antigua and Barbuda67
12,361 Switzerland67
24,024 Malaysia62
4,582 Bahrain59
71,656 Italy57
19,472 Malawi57
154,559 Russia52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
184 Cayman Islands46
565 Saint Lucia46
11,445 Ghana44
311 Guernsey44
10,676 Kuwait39
35,124 Belgium38
2,987 Hong Kong37
13,210 Venezuela37
13,908 Denmark35
38 Anguilla34
13,630 Iraq31
837 Malta30
4,689 Suriname26
780 Jersey25
43,235 Austria20
525 South Korea20
23,187 United Arab Emirates20
70,237 Greece19
958 Isle of Man19
671 Grenada17
31,691 Ivory Coast15
38,128 Kenya15
40,906 Benin14
18,211 Singapore13
48,120 Egypt12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
32,186 Finland10
126,629 Turkey10
460,137 Indonesia9
54,497 Morocco9
30,726 Qatar9
678 Sierra Leone9
719 Swaziland9
6,372 Togo9
99,715 Uganda9
714 Vanuatu9
21,487 Afghanistan8
3,029 Guam8
14,153 Solomon Islands8
1,286 Bermuda7
97,842 Czechia7
56,178 Romania7
4,662 Senegal7
125 Falkland Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Henry Wallace from Great Britain aboard the John Clark from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on May 14, 1846. 29 years old John Wallace, Elizth. Wallace (22) Workwoman, Sarah Wallace, aged 19, Jno. Wallace (30) Merchant, 21 years old Mary Wallace, Rob. Wallace, aged 21, Hugh Wallace (26) Workman, Workman Jane Wallace, and 583 other Wallace around 46.11% of whom were workman while others worked as merchant and spinster, servant, carpenter, farmer, baker, weaver, mechanic, shoemaker, printer, dressmaker, collier, clerk, joiner, tailoress, miner, seamstress migrated to US.

From Germany

24 years old spinster Martha Wallace who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on November 20, 1876 by Illinois put out from Liverpool. 20 years old David Wallace, Servant William Wallace, Catharine Wallace, aged 21, Henry Wallace (23) Sugar baker, Simon Wallace, aged 23, Arthur Wallace (11), Bertha Wallace, Jul. Wallace, aged 32, 27 years old Agnes Wallace, are other Wallace that migrated to US from Liverpool, Havre & London, Hamburg, Hamburg & Havre, Bremen & Southampton and Glasgow & Moville.

Wallace Namesakes

  • Ben Wallace, American retired professional basketball player
  • Sanford Wallace, internet spammer
  • Lawrence Aubrey Wallace, British colonial administrator
  • Euan Wallace, British Conservative politician
  • John Michael Wallace, professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington
  • Coley Wallace, American actor and heavyweight boxer
  • DeWitt Wallace, American magazine publisher
  • Lila Acheson Wallace, American magazine publisher and philanthropist
  • William Vincent Wallace, Irish composer and musician
  • Nick Wallace, novelist and short story writer based
  • Joseph Wallace, two-year-old boy
  • J. Laurie Wallace, Irish-born American painter
  • Grant Wallace, American journalist, artist, screenwriter
  • Ronald Wallace, theologian and Professor of Biblical Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary
  • F. L. Wallace, noted science fiction and mystery writer
  • Edward Wallace, veteran of the Mexican–American War
  • Foy E. Wallace, influential figure among American churches of Christ
  • William Herbert Wallace, was convicted in 1931 of the murder of his wife Julia in their home in Wolverton Street
  • William E. Wallace, preeminent physical chemist whose career coincided with the golden age of chemistry
  • Thomas W. Wallace, American lawyer and Republican politician
  • Harry Wallace, British Labour Party politician
  • Charles William Wallace, American scholar and researcher
  • John Winfield Wallace, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Sean Wallace, American science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologist
  • James M. Wallace, American politician
  • Donald Mackenzie Wallace, Scottish public servant, writer
  • Staker Wallace, Irish freedom fighter, perhaps born at Teermore,
  • David Wardrope Wallace, Ontario physician and political figure
  • Helen Wallace, British expert
  • B. Alan Wallace, American author and expert on Tibetan Buddhism
  • William C. Wallace, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Nathaniel D. Wallace, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
  • Thomas Wallace, 1st Baron Wallace, English politician
  • Alexandra Wallace, is General Manager of News
  • Albert Joseph Wallace, member of the Los Angeles, California
  • Ivy Wallace, British author/illustrator, artist and actress
  • Hubert Wallace, Canadian sailor
  • R. Jay Wallace, Professor of Philosophy at the University of California
  • Grace Jane Wallace, Scottish author
  • Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist, explorer, geographer
  • Anthony F. C. Wallace, Canadian-American anthropologist
  • Paul A. W. Wallace, Canadian historian and anthropologist
  • William Wallace, Scottish knight
  • Lew Wallace, American lawyer, Union general
  • David Foster Wallace, American writer and university instructor
  • Henry A. Wallace, served as the 33rd vice president of the United States
  • Marcia Wallace, American actress, voice artist, comedian
  • George Wallace, George Corley Wallace Jr
  • Randall Wallace, American screenwriter, director, producer
  • Terry Wallace, former professional Australian rules football player and coach
  • Bob Wallace, Steve Wood, Bob Wallace, Jim Lane
  • Rusty Wallace, Wallace, Jr
  • Edgar Wallace, English writer

Wallace Namesakes

  • Ben Wallace, American retired professional basketball player
  • Sanford Wallace, internet spammer
  • Lawrence Aubrey Wallace, British colonial administrator
  • Euan Wallace, British Conservative politician
  • John Michael Wallace, professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington
  • Coley Wallace, American actor and heavyweight boxer
  • DeWitt Wallace, American magazine publisher
  • Lila Acheson Wallace, American magazine publisher and philanthropist
  • William Vincent Wallace, Irish composer and musician
  • Nick Wallace, novelist and short story writer based
  • Joseph Wallace, two-year-old boy
  • J. Laurie Wallace, Irish-born American painter
  • Grant Wallace, American journalist, artist, screenwriter
  • Ronald Wallace, theologian and Professor of Biblical Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary
  • F. L. Wallace, noted science fiction and mystery writer
  • Edward Wallace, veteran of the Mexican–American War
  • Foy E. Wallace, influential figure among American churches of Christ
  • William Herbert Wallace, was convicted in 1931 of the murder of his wife Julia in their home in Wolverton Street
  • William E. Wallace, preeminent physical chemist whose career coincided with the golden age of chemistry
  • Thomas W. Wallace, American lawyer and Republican politician
  • Harry Wallace, British Labour Party politician
  • Charles William Wallace, American scholar and researcher
  • John Winfield Wallace, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Sean Wallace, American science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologist
  • James M. Wallace, American politician
  • Donald Mackenzie Wallace, Scottish public servant, writer
  • Staker Wallace, Irish freedom fighter, perhaps born at Teermore,
  • David Wardrope Wallace, Ontario physician and political figure
  • Helen Wallace, British expert
  • B. Alan Wallace, American author and expert on Tibetan Buddhism
  • William C. Wallace, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Nathaniel D. Wallace, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
  • Thomas Wallace, 1st Baron Wallace, English politician
  • Alexandra Wallace, is General Manager of News
  • Albert Joseph Wallace, member of the Los Angeles, California
  • Ivy Wallace, British author/illustrator, artist and actress
  • Hubert Wallace, Canadian sailor
  • R. Jay Wallace, Professor of Philosophy at the University of California
  • Grace Jane Wallace, Scottish author
  • Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist, explorer, geographer
  • Anthony F. C. Wallace, Canadian-American anthropologist
  • Paul A. W. Wallace, Canadian historian and anthropologist
  • William Wallace, Scottish knight
  • Lew Wallace, American lawyer, Union general
  • David Foster Wallace, American writer and university instructor
  • Henry A. Wallace, served as the 33rd vice president of the United States
  • Marcia Wallace, American actress, voice artist, comedian
  • George Wallace, George Corley Wallace Jr
  • Randall Wallace, American screenwriter, director, producer
  • Terry Wallace, former professional Australian rules football player and coach
  • Bob Wallace, Steve Wood, Bob Wallace, Jim Lane
  • Rusty Wallace, Wallace, Jr
  • Edgar Wallace, English writer

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