Wallace.
A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
A placename: A town in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.
A placename: A locale in Canada: A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.
A placename: A locale in Canada: A community in North Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario.
A placename: A locale in Canada: A rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California; named for surveyor John Wallace.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A minor city, the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho; named for founder Col. William R. Wallace.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A township in LaSalle County, Illinois.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A minor city in Wallace County, Kansas; named for the nearby Fort Wallace.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.
A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Curtis Township, Alcona County, Michigan.
A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mellen Township, Menominee County, Michigan.
A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri; named for a railroad official.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in Duplin County and Pender County, North Carolina.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Marlboro County, South Carolina.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for the original owner of the town site.
A placename: A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Harrison County, West Virginia.
Where this word comes from
An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis (“foreign”); see wǣlisċ.
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