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Meaning of the nameWallace

Wallace is a male name that comes from a Scottish and English surname, from Anglo-Norman waleis, 'foreigner', used for Welsh people and Bretons.

Meaning

“foreigner; nickname for a Welshman or Breton”

Source: Wiktionary: Wallace · Behind the Name: Wallace

People (2022)
43,915
Rank in Brazil
#618
Median age
26 years
2010 Census
31,402
people

Wallace in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Wallace, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (13,750 people).

281 women 43,634 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Wallace is most common

States with the highest share of people named Wallace in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.084%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.038%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.026%
  4. Pará 0.026%
  5. Amazonas 0.024%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio de Janeiro13,4840.084%
São Paulo7,9040.018%
Minas Gerais5,3680.026%
Bahia2,3260.016%
Pará2,1130.026%
Pernambuco1,5420.017%
Espírito Santo1,4660.038%
Paraná1,0870.010%
Amazonas9300.024%
Goiás9130.013%
Maranhão8980.013%
Ceará7090.008%
Rio Grande do Sul6230.006%
Distrito Federal5920.021%
Rio Grande do Norte5740.017%
Santa Catarina5240.007%
Paraíba4890.012%
Sergipe4610.021%
Alagoas4170.013%
Piauí3420.011%
Mato Grosso3010.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul2480.009%
Rondônia1580.010%
Amapá1510.021%
Tocantins1380.009%
Roraima920.014%
Acre650.008%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Wallace

Wiktionary describes Wallace as an Old English nickname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis, 'foreigner', which became a Scottish surname and from there a male given name. Behind the Name gives the Scottish and English surname as derived from Norman French waleis, 'foreigner, Celt, Welsh', a word of Germanic origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 43,915 people named Wallace, with a median age of 26. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro. Walace and Ualace spell the name with a single L, and Ualace replaces the initial W with U.

This is the original spelling, with W and LL, and the most recorded in the group.

Other spellings of Wallace

SpellingPeople (2022)
Wallace43,915
Walace26,539
Ualace1,040

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Wallace · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Wallace · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wallace · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ualace · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Wallace

What does the name Wallace mean?

Wallace means “foreigner; nickname for a Welshman or Breton”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Wallace in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 43,915 people with the first name Wallace, which ranks it number 618 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Wallace a boy's or a girl's name?

Wallace is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 281 women and 43,634 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Wallace?

Wallace is a name of English and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Wallace most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.084% of the state's population is named Wallace (13,484 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Wallace?

Walace and Ualace. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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