Wace Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWace Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 272 | 1:104,709 | 2,142 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 67 | 1:363,811 | 22,769 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
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.
(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.
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.
Radulphus Wace, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh de Wasa, 1198 (Ib.); William Wace, Eng. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the German, Weese, Wehse; from the Dutch, Wees; a personal name.
Wace Demographics
Average Wace Salary in
United States
$22,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wace Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wace Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wace is found in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wace? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 731,961st most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Wace reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 64 people.
It is most frequent in Nepal, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 104,709. In Nepal Wace is mostly concentrated in: Lumbini, where 74 percent live, Gandaki, where 24 percent live and Narayani, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nepal this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Wace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wace has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wace Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wace surname 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.
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