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Wallis Name Meaning

English: from Anglo-Norman French waleis ‘Welsh’ (from a Germanic cognate of Old English wealh ‘foreign’), hence an ethnic name for a Welsh speaker. Compare Scottish Wallace.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Fallis, Allis, Rallis, Callis, Walls, Wall, Wells, Dallis, Walles

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Wallis Family Origin

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Wallis Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    43%

  • School

    13%

  • Laborer

    5%

  • Labourer

    3%

In 1881, Farmer, School and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Wallis. A less common occupation for the Wallis family was Labourer. The most common Wallis occupation in Canada was Farmer. 43% of Wallis's were Farmers.

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Wallis Historical Records

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Wallis Life Expectancy

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