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There are approximately 48,681 people named Wallace in the UK. That makes it the 164th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 770 are named Wallace.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

Related and similar surnames

Wallis
Wallas
Walace
Walas
Walach
Waallace
Waalace
Walaice
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Wahlace
Wailace
Walase
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Walaices
Walace's
Walaci
Walasea
Walaesa
Walasee
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Walacel
Walacee
Walaced
Walac
Walasch

The Wallace surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WALLACE. 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, Avho 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. See Gentleman's Mag. March, 185G, p. 218.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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