Wace Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Wace Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wace,' a long-forgotten personal name, found at first in the Eastern counties, on the sea border.

Wacius fil. Robert, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Wace, Norfolk, ibid.

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Wace Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal2721:104,7092,142
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Wace (64) may also be a first name.

Wace Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wace,' a long-forgotten personal name, found at first in the Eastern counties, on the sea border.

Wacius fil. Robert, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Wace, Norfolk, ibid.

Philip Wase, Norfolk, ibid.

Wacius fil. Huberti, Lincolnshire, ibid.

John Wason, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Wase, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1638. Leonard Waice, or Wace: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Celt.) Servant, Vassal [French Wace, from Low Latin uass-us, uas-us, a servant; from Celtic: cp. Old Breton uuas, mod. Bret, guaz = Welsh & Cornish gwas, a youth, servant] Geoffrey Wace.—Hundred Rolls Wacius son Huberti.— do.

(Teutonic) there has been interchanging with Wass1, q.v.

Cp. Vass.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The vernacular form of the Latin Eustacius. It is best known as the personal name of the celebrated author of the Roman de Rou, who flourished in the XII. century, at which time it had not become a surname. Wright's Biog. Brit. Anglo-Norman period, 206.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Radulphus Wace, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh de Wasa, 1198 (Ib.); William Wace, Eng. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Weese, Wehse; from the Dutch, Wees; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wace Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wace Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wace is found most in Nepal. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wace? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 731,961st most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Wace live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Wace is also the 1,223,525th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 64 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nepal, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 104,709. In Nepal it is primarily found in: Lumbini, where 74 percent are found, Gandaki, where 24 percent are found and Narayani, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nepal this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Wace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wace has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wace last name declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wace Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

The amount Wace earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 138.49% more than the national average, earning $118,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wache893,465/
Wacey89177/
Wayce8917/
Waice8911/
Weace895/
Wuace894/
Wacet892/
Wacer891/
Wacie891/
Wahce891/
Wacce891/
Waece891/
Waceu891/
Wasche80194/
Watche8078/
Waiche8046/
Wachez8037/
Wajcer8027/
Waycie8019/
Wachhe8013/
Wahcee808/
Wachea806/
Waache805/
Weache804/
Wachee803/
Weacer803/
Wacsey801/
Wachep801/
Wahace801/
Watces801/
Waicet801/
Wacech801/
Waicey801/
Wauche801/
Wadche801/
Watcer800/
Waucer800/
Wacier800/
Wach7519,030/
Wase7513,494/
Waca751,202/
Wice75793/
Bace75705/
Waze75582/
Waci75169/
Vace7533/
Waxe757/
Wacz754/
Wacy752/
Woce751/
Waße751/
Waitche7337/
Watchey7328/
Waucher7315/
Wachche7314/
Wajcher7310/
Waichei736/
Waichet735/
Watched732/
Watchee731/
Watsche731/
Hwatche731/
Waceeys731/
Waatche731/
Wachett730/
Waichee730/
Waychet730/
Waschey730/
Waschie730/
Bache6714,416/
Wachi6712,668/
Uache6712,370/
Wasie676,006/
Wasse673,713/
Washe672,381/
Wazie671,965/
Wasey671,466/
Wazeh671,387/
Wease671,220/
Woche671,207/
Wasee671,176/
Bacea671,107/
Bauce671,037/
Vache67943/
Wasch67580/
Waseh67436/
Wacay67368/
Waise67295/
Wayse67195/
Waseu67153/
Wacih67151/
Waich67150/
Waßer67149/
Wauch67138/
Wasei67137/
Vacea67134/
Wasea67132/
Watse67104/
Wacoy6796/
Bayce6789/
Woyce6779/
Bahce6766/
Baice6766/
Vacey6761/
Waach6756/
Bacey6754/
Wautsche6746/
Wuaze6745/
Waché6744/
Waica6741/
Waase6740/
Waize6739/
Wasscher6735/
Waxse6734/
Vaces6734/
Vacce6732/
Vauce6730/
Wadze6729/
Vaice6726/
Waesi6726/
Wazee6724/
Waeys6724/
Whase6723/
Vaceľ6722/
Waitches6719/
Vacer6717/
Wazey6716/
Weice6715/
Watscher6715/
Vacet6714/
Wause6714/
Waicz6714/
Vajce6711/
Wajcz6711/
Batce679/
Wasci678/
Whice678/
Vacie678/
Weach677/
Wuase677/
Wajca676/
Bacie676/
Wachy676/
Wacui676/
Baceh675/
Wahse675/
Wuach675/
Baace674/
Wajze674/
Wazei674/
Beace673/
Wadse673/
Watze673/
Bacee673/
Wazea673/
Wasge672/
Wacci672/
Wachchhe672/
Waych672/
Vasce672/
Basce672/
Wuice672/
Wacai672/
Hwase671/
Baxce671/
Waaci671/
Waceyová671/
Waciy671/
Wacoa671/
Waxey671/
Wayci671/
Weaze671/
Wicey671/
Uacey671/
Vaced671/
Wadscher671/
Huace671/
Vahce671/
Waici671/
Wacza671/
Waccy671/
Wachz671/
Waaze671/
Vwaze671/
Wahch671/
Whaci671/
Waseï671/
Vgace671/
Wauscher671/
Waycheep671/
Wisce671/
Waichest671/
Wadch671/
Whach670/
Bajce670/
Wocet670/
Waschech670/
Woice670/
Waecy670/
Vayce670/

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