Wally Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Not every Wally is related, but the name itself grew out of Wallis. Its meaning, shared with Wallis, is “Welshman, Briton of Strathclyde”. Before spelling was fixed, Wallis was also written Wally. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

In the 2010 US Census, 512 Americans gave Wally as their last name (rank 42,378). That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Wall.

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