Last Name WALLIS

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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.
A native of Wales, a name given by the Anglo-Saxons to the Britons who originally came from Gaul, which the Saxons pronounced 'Wealas,' 'Wales,' 'Welsh,' and 'Wallia.' A principality of Great Britain, on the west of England, one hundred and twenty miles long, and eighty broad.
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, Falkland, Austrian, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank 2,929 (2000 US census) 2,456 (1990 US census)
Count 11,279 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.23%, or 10403 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.71%, or 306 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.59%, or 67 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.89%, or 100 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.55%, or 175 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.03%, or 229 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Longest baby names

 The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

Ukrainian middle names

 Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

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