Last Name WALLACE

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Meaning Local: The Welsh, from Wales, i.e. the Welshman.
The family are descended from Eimurus Galleius, whose son Richard Walense was living in the time of Walter the first' Steward, and was father of Henry "Waleys, whose son was Adam Wallace of Riccarton, 1158.
The same as 'Wales' or 'Welch,' and formed thus - 'Gaulish,' 'Wallish,' 'Wallis,' and also 'Welsh' or 'Welch,' a name given to the Britons by their Danish and Angles invaders, because they originally came from Gaul.
Origin English, Scottish, Scottish, Jewish, Dutch, Irish, Anglo-saxon, Falkland, South african, Liberian

Rank 113 (2000 US census) 106 (1990 US census)
Count 190,760 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 71.76%, or 136889 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 23.73%, or 45267 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.43%, or 820 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.73%, or 1393 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.72%, or 3281 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.64%, or 3128 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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