Frequency: (1365)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German walhe, walch ‘foreigner from a Romance country’, most probably a nickname for someone from Italy.
2. German: habitational name from Wallach, a place near Wesel.
3. Scottish: variant of Wallace.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
