claim: The Maltese language is the official language of Malta.
evidence: Wallace is a Scottish surname derived from the Anglo-Norman French waleis , which is in turn derived from a cognate of the Old English wylisc -LRB- pronounced `` wullish '' -RRB- meaning `` foreigner '' or `` Welshman '' -LRB- etymology ; see also Wallach and Walhaz -RRB- .. Scottish surname. Scottish surname. Anglo-Norman French. Anglo-Norman French. Old English. Old English. Wallach. Wallach ( disambiguation ). Walhaz. Walhaz. The original surname may have denoted someone from the former Kingdom of Strathclyde who spoke Cumbric , a close relative of the Welsh language , or possibly an incomer from Wales , or the Welsh Marches .. Kingdom of Strathclyde. Kingdom of Strathclyde. Cumbric. Cumbric. Welsh language. Welsh language. Wales. Wales. Welsh Marches. Welsh Marches. The Kingdom of Strathclyde was originally a part of the Hen Ogledd , its people speaking a Brythonic language distinct from Scottish Gaelic and the English derived from Lothian .. Kingdom of Strathclyde. Kingdom of Strathclyde. Hen Ogledd. Hen Ogledd. Brythonic. Brythonic languages. Scottish Gaelic. Scottish Gaelic. Lothian. Lothian. In modern times , in the 19th and 20th centuries , the surname has been used as an Americanization of numerous Ashkenazic Jewish surnames .. Americanization. Americanization