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The 'name' Wallace is an old Scots term for Welsh speaking or 'of Welsh stock'. It is thought that his ancestors were certainly Welsh and they ended up living in and owning land in Elderslie near Paisley. The Wallace's left Wales to set up home in Scotland around the year 1170 but as William was born around the year 1270, it is very likely he was born and raised in Scotland and was 100% Scottish.

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No, but the very earliest mention of Wallace is of a William Le Waly's which may suggest that his name is of Welsh or Norman origin.

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