Callaway Surname

23,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Callaway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Not as suggested by Lower, a corruption of Galloway (though, considering the fact that C and G are so constantly interchangeable, the idea was sensible enough), but a surname derived from some small locality in Devon or Cornwall, which I can not identify.

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Callaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,9651:18,1552,301
England1,6561:33,6464,450
Australia8641:31,2454,159
Canada3521:104,67511,294
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Wales461:67,2725,910
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
France201:3,321,136213,627
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Oman41:921,9937,313
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7841:31,0914,136
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8951:17,3472,207

Callaway (133) may also be a first name.

Callaway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Not as suggested by Lower, a corruption of Galloway (though, considering the fact that C and G are so constantly interchangeable, the idea was sensible enough), but a surname derived from some small locality in Devon or Cornwall, which I can not identify. The middle syllable is probably intrusive. compare Cutaway and Greenaway for Otway and Greenway. The suffix is, no doubt, way, a road, a path.

Walter Calewey, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Callewey, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Cassadra Cayllewey, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1524. William Caloway and Alice Cower: Marriage Lic. (London).

1549. Baptised — Robert, son of John Cafwaie: Reg. St. Columb Major.

1554. — Jane, d. of Thomas Calwaye: ibid.

1683. — Phillip, son of Richard Callaway: ibid.

1803. — Henry Callaway and Mary Selden: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) prob. the present-day representative (with intrus. medial a) of an Anglo-Saxon Calwíg [wíg, war, battle] Walter Calewey. —Hundred Rolls (Celtic) doubtless occasionally confused with Galloway, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Calewa (bald); one who came from Galloway (stranger Gael), in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A corruption of Galloway.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Callaway Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Callaway Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Callaway (Arabic: كلوي) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Callaway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,389th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 314,593 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Callaway reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Callaway is also the 804,402nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 133 people.

Callaway is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 19,965 people, or 1 in 18,155. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Callaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Callaway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Callaway last name expanded 690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 354 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Callaway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Callaway last name are 19.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.08% registered with the party.

The amount Callaway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 196.03% more than the national average, earning R 703,476 per year; in United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $54,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Challaway941/
Calaway931,934/
Callawy939/
Callawa936/
Calloway8820,866/
Kallaway88160/
Collaway8812/
Calleway883/
Cahlaway881/
Calaways881/
Cayllawa881/
Callawey880/
Calawayy880/
Calawa86286/
Calawy861/
Challoway8230/
Chalawaya824/
Callowayt822/
Callowway821/
Kallawaye821/
Callioway820/
Callaby80580/
Colaway80315/
Callaba80236/
Callava80166/
Caloway80124/
Kalaway8065/
Calabay8065/
Chalawa8044/
Callowy807/
Callowa804/
Kallawy803/
Kallawa801/
Calawey801/
Caleway800/
Calavay800/
Caillaba75279/
Caillava75230/
Callahua7547/
Colloway7533/
Kalloway7531/
Zahlaway7514/
Chalabay7513/
Calavayy755/
Khallawa755/
Colleway753/
Kalawaya753/
Kallawad752/
Calliava752/
Callowey751/
Callowat751/
Callavad751/
Callewey751/
Qalawayi751/
Tchalawa751/
Callayua751/
Calawiya751/
Chaloway751/
Cayllava751/
Czealawa751/
Collawat751/
Kalawayi751/
Calawash751/
Kallawai751/
Cayllahua716,230/
Kalawa714,719/
Caillahua71860/
Kalawy71646/
Calaba71344/
Calaby71238/
Calava71114/
Zalawa7169/
Calowa7129/
Chalabaye719/
Callachua716/
Chalavayi712/
Calewa712/
Calawe712/
Zalawy711/
Ccallahua711/
Caullahua711/
Qalawa711/
Calowy710/
Colawa710/
Chalaby67622/
Chalowa67549/
Kahlawy67428/
Chalawe67256/
Qallawi67244/
Chalaba67196/
Kalawai67175/
Chalava67145/
Khalawy67133/
Csalava67115/
Callave67107/
Chaława6768/
Cholawa6751/
Kallava6742/
Qalawaz6742/
Calgawi6741/
Kaliawa6737/
Calleva6736/
Calahua6736/
Calawit6730/
Calavas6729/
Callova6727/
Calavad6725/
Kailawa6718/
Kalavay6716/
Calabai6715/
Kallaby6714/
Khalawa6714/
Caslava6714/
Ccayllahua6713/
Calawis6710/
Calaeva679/
Kalawad679/
Kalyawa679/
Kallawi679/
Colawai679/
Kallewa678/
Kalhawy678/
Kalawhy676/
Calabuy676/
Kaulawa675/
Kallawe674/
Kelaway674/
Calabiy674/
Kalawau674/
Coloway673/
Kalawae673/
Collava673/
Callavé673/
Calobay673/
Chaleawwai673/
Callabe672/
Kalawaj672/
Calavaa672/
Callovy672/
Kalaawy672/
Kalawwa671/
Kolaway671/
Calavat671/
Challaboyi671/
Kaloway671/
Kalaawa671/
Cailava671/
Kalyahwayo671/
Kalhawa671/
Zahlawy671/
Cialawe671/
Zailawa671/
Qalawat671/
Calhava671/
Chaliawwai671/
Collaby670/
Calewey670/
Coleway670/

Callaway Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Callaway in the Arabic language
كلويklwy-

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