Wallace (surname)

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Wallace is a Scottish surname stemmed from the Anglo-Norman French Waleis "Welshman". It is a northern variant form of Gualeis "Welshman" (Wace, Brut, éd. I. Arnold, 13927); adjectiv gualeis "Welsh" (Id., ibid., 14745); same as walois "the oil language" (J. Bretel, Tournoi de Chauvency, éd. M. Delbouille, 63).[1] It originates from Old Low Franconian *Walhisk meaning "foreigner", "Celt", "Roman" which is a cognate of Old English wylisċ (pronounced "wullish") meaning "foreigner" or "Welshman"[2] (see also Wallach and Walhaz). The original surname may have denoted someone from the former Kingdom of Strathclyde who spoke Cumbric, a close relative of the Welsh language, or possibly an incomer from Wales, or the Welsh Marches. The Kingdom of Strathclyde was originally a part of the Hen Ogledd, its people speaking a Brythonic language distinct from Scottish Gaelic and the Scots language derived from Lothian.

In modern times, in the 19th and 20th centuries, the surname has been used as an Americanization of numerous Ashkenazic Jewish surnames.

Notable people[]

Academia[]

  • Alexander Doniphan Wallace (1905–1985) American mathematician
  • Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), British naturalist and biologist
  • Andrew H. Wallace (1926–2008), Scottish-American mathematician
  • Carden Wallace, Australian marine biologist
  • Catherine C. "Cath" Wallace (born 1952), New Zealand environmentalist and academic
  • Chris Wallace (computer scientist) (1933–2004), Australian computer scientist and physicist, developer of Minimum Message Length
  • David R. Wallace (1942–2012), American software engineer and inventor
  • David Rains Wallace (born 1945), author on conservation and natural history
  • David Wallace (physicist) (born 1945), British physicist and Master of Churchill College, Cambridge
  • David Wallace (medievalist), British scholar of medieval literature
  • Dorothy Wallace, American mathematician
  • Douglas C. Wallace (born 1946), American geneticist and evolutionary biologist
  • Frank R. Wallace (1932–2006), author and philosopher
  • Ian Wallace (ornithologist), British ornithologist and natural history author
  • John Higgins Wallace Jr. (1906–1989), American chemist
  • John L. Wallace (born 1956), Canadian medical scientist
  • J. M. Wallace-Hadrill (1916–1985), British academic and historian
  • John Michael Wallace (born 1940), American atmospheric scientist
  • Mike Wallace (historian) (born 1942), American historian
  • Perry Wallace (1948–2017), American law professor and first African American athlete to play a complete college career in the Southeastern Conference
  • Raymond L. Wallace (1918–2002), American Bigfoot researcher
  • Richard Wallace (scientist), artificial intelligence researcher
  • Robert Charles Wallace (1881–1955), Scottish-born Canadian geologist, educator, and administrator
  • William Wallace (philosopher) (1844–1897), Scottish philosopher
  • William Wallace (mathematician) (1768–1843), Scottish mathematician
  • William Wallace, Baron Wallace of Saltaire (born 1941), British academic, writer and politician
  • William A. Wallace (organizational theorist) (born 1935), Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • William E. Wallace (1917–2004), physical chemist
  • William S. Wallace (born 1946), General in the United States Army

Armed forces[]

  • Christopher Wallace (British Army officer) (born 1943), retired British Army general and trustee of the Imperial War Museum
  • Colin Wallace (born 1943), British soldier and psychological warfare operative
  • George W. Wallace (1872–1946), American soldier
  • Herman C. Wallace (1924–1945), American soldier
  • James Wallace (Royal Navy officer) (1731–1803), Royal Navy officer
  • Lew Wallace (1827–1905), American Civil War general and author
  • Martin Wallace (soldier) (born 1969), Australian SASR soldier
  • Martin R. M. Wallace (1829–1902), American Union brevet brigadier general
  • Robert Wallace (British Army officer) (1860–1929), Irish lawyer, soldier and politician
  • Samuel Thomas Dickson Wallace (1892–1968), Scottish soldier
  • W. H. L. Wallace (1821–1862), Union general in the American Civil War
  • William Wallace (died 1305), Scottish landowner, one of the main leaders during the wars of Scottish Independence
  • William Henry Wallace (1827–1901), Confederate general and South Carolina state legislator
  • William Miller Wallace (1844–1924), U.S. Army general

Law[]

Media (actors, artists, writers, journalists)[]

  • Andy Wallace (producer) (born 1947), music studio engineer
  • Anne Wallace (born 1970), Australian painter
  • Barbara Brooks Wallace (1922-2018), American children's writer
  • Beryl Wallace (1912-1948), American singer, dancer, and actress
  • Bill Wallace (author) (1947–2012), American author
  • Bronwen Wallace (1945–1989), Canadian poet and short story writer
  • Chris Wallace (born 1947), American newscaster at ABC, NBC, and Fox News
  • Chris Wallace-Crabbe (born 1934), Australian poet
  • Christine Wallace (born 1960), Australian journalist and author
  • Claire Wallace (broadcaster) (1900 or 1906–1968), Canadian journalist and broadcaster
  • Daniel Wallace (author) (born 1959), American author
  • Danny Wallace (humourist) (born 1976), British comedian, author and presenter
  • David Wallace (American actor) (born 1958), American actor
  • David Foster Wallace (1962–2008), American novelist
  • Dee Wallace (born 1948), American actress
  • DeWitt Wallace (1889–1981), American co-founder of Reader's Digest magazine
  • Donald Mackenzie Wallace (1841–1919), British public servant, journalist and author
  • Dougie Wallace, Scots photographer
  • Edgar Wallace (1875–1932), British crime writer
  • George Wallace (American comedian) (born 1952), American comedian
  • George Wallace (poet) (born 1949), American poet
  • Ginger Wallace (1924–2010), American artist
  • Ian Wallace (author) (1912–1998), American science fiction author
  • Ian Wallace (artist) (born 1943), pioneer of Vancouver's conceptual art movement
  • Ian Wallace (illustrator), Canadia illustrator of children's books
  • Ian Wallace (photographer) (born 1972), Tasmanian landscape photographer
  • Irving Wallace (1916–1990), American author and screenwriter
  • Jean Wallace (1923–1990), American actress
  • Jessie Wallace (born 1971), English actress
  • John Graham Wallace (born 1966), English author of children's books
  • Kathleen Kemarre Wallace (born 1948), Australian Aboriginal artist
  • Kathryn Ann Wallace (born 1975), American television and film journalist
  • Kevin Wallace (born 1957), Irish theatrical producer
  • Lila Bell Wallace (1889–1984), American co-founder of Reader's Digest magazine
  • Louise Wallace (born 1959), New Zealand television presenter, actress and director
  • Louise Wallace (writer) (born 1983), New Zealand poet
  • Marcia Wallace (1942–2013), American actress
  • Marjorie Wallace (born 1954), American model, actress and presenter
  • Mike Wallace (1918–2012), American television correspondent
  • Morgan Wallace (1881-1953), American actor
  • Naomi Wallace (born 1960), American playwright, screenwriter and poet
  • Nick Wallace (born 1972), British author
  • Nicolle Wallace (born 1972), American television host, author, and former political figure
  • Randall Wallace (born 1949), American writer and film director
  • Richard Wallace (director) (1894–1951), American film director
  • Richard Wallace (journalist) (born 1961), British newspaper editor
  • Rowena Wallace (born 1947), English-born Australian actress
  • Tommy Lee Wallace (born 1949), American film producer, director and screenwriter
  • William O. Wallace (1906-1968), American Hollywood set decorator
  • William Ross Wallace (1819–1881), American poet

Musicians[]

  • Aria Wallace (born 1996), American actress and singer
  • Beryl Wallace (1912–1948), American singer, dancer and actress
  • Bill Wallace (musician) (born 1949), Canadian rock-and-roll musician
  • Chris Wallace (musician) (born 1985), lead vocalist for The White Tie Affair
  • Christopher George Latore Wallace (1972–1997), aka The Notorious B.I.G., American rap artist
  • David Wallace (composer) (born 1982), Irish composer and conductor
  • Frank Wallace (piper) (fl. late 1800s), Irish musician
  • Ian Wallace (drummer) (1946–2007), drummer with King Crimson, Bob Dylan, and many others
  • Ian Wallace (singer) (1919–2009), singer and contestant on My Music
  • Jerry Wallace (1928–2008), American country and pop singer
  • John Wallace (musician) (fl. 1971– present), American bassist and singer
  • John Bruce Wallace, American musician and artist
  • Michael Wallace (piper) (fl. late 1800s), Irish musician
  • Simon Wallace (born 1957), British composer and pianist
  • Sippie Wallace (1898–1986), American singer-songwriter
  • Stewart Wallace (born 1960), American composer
  • William Wallace (Scottish composer) (1860–1940), Scottish composer
  • William Vincent Wallace (1812–1865), Irish composer

Politics and business[]

Religion[]

  • Duncan Wallace (1938-2015), Canadian Anglican Bishop of Qu'Appelle
  • Foy E. Wallace (1896–1979), American Churches of Christ minister
  • John Wallace (bishop) (1654–1733), Scottish Roman Catholic prelate
  • Martin Wallace (bishop) (born 1948), English Anglican Bishop of Selby
  • Robert Wallace (minister) (1697–1771), minister of the Church of Scotland and writer on population
  • Robert Wallace (Unitarian) (1791–1850), English Unitarian minister
  • William Wallace (Jesuit) (1863–1922), Irish Jesuit and Indologist

Sport[]

Fiction[]

  • Barret Wallace, fictional character in Final Fantasy VII
  • Beth Wallace, fictional character in the soap opera Passions
  • Chris Wallace (EastEnders), an EastEnders character
  • David Wallace, CEO of Dunder Mifflin on the US TV series The Office
  • Eli Wallace, fictional character on the TV science fiction drama series Stargate Universe
  • Marsellus Wallace, fictional gangster portrayed by Ving Rhames in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction
  • Nathan Wallace, fictional character in Repo! The Genetic Opera
  • Nicole Wallace, fictional character on the TV drama series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • Shilo Wallace, fictional character in Repo! The Genetic Opera
  • Wallace Wallace, fictional character in No More Dead Dogs who was always on detention.

Other[]

  • David A. Wallace (1917–2004), American urban planner, architect, and educator
  • Frank Wallace (gangster) (before 1910–1931), Irish-American gangster from South Boston
  • John Findley Wallace (1852–1921), American engineer, worked on the Panama Canal
  • John-Paul Wallace (born 1976), English chess player
  • Keith Wallace (wine writer), wine columnist, journalist and wine school founder
  • Martin Wallace (game designer), English game designer
  • Michele Wallace (born 1952), African American feminist and author
  • Minik Wallace (c. 1890–1918), Greenland-born Inuk brought to America for study
  • Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet (1818–1890), English art collector
  • Richetta Randolph Wallace (1884-1971), American administrator and campaigner
  • Sanford Wallace (born 1968), American spammer and DJ, self-proclaimed "Spam King"
  • Staker Wallace (1733–1798), United Irishman who rebelled against the British
  • William Wallace (c. 1270-1305), Scottish leader in the 1st Wars of Scottish Independence
  • William Wallace (mason) (died 1631), Scottish master mason and architect
  • William A. A. Wallace (1817–1899), American Texas Ranger captain with the nickname "Bigfoot"
  • William Herbert Wallace (1878–1933), English convicted 'murderer', later found to be innocent on appeal
  • William Kelly Wallace (1883–1969), Irish railway engineer
  • William Wallace Lincoln (1850–1862), son of Abraham Lincoln

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ CNRTL : Etymology of gaulois (French)
  2. ^ "welsh | Origin and meaning of the name welsh by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
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