Calloway Surname

25,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,866 people bear this surname

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

Calloway 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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Calloway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,2821:17,8712,264
England3461:161,03515,064
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Wales411:75,4766,450
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4881:49,9506,097
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0511:24,4853,050

Calloway (186) may also be a first name.

Calloway 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

= Callaway, 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

From the Flemish, Callewaert; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Calloway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calloway (Arabic: كلووى) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calloway? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,806th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 349,255 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Calloway reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 667,122nd most frequent given name on earth It is held by 186 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 20,282 people, or 1 in 17,871. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Calloway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Calloway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Calloway surname expanded 989 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calloway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Calloway surname are 13.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Calloway earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.35% less than the national average, earning $36,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning $46,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Challoway9430/
Callowayt942/
Callowway941/
Callioway940/
Caloway93124/
Callowy937/
Callowa934/
Callaway8823,165/
Colloway8833/
Kalloway8831/
Calleway883/
Callowey881/
Callowat881/
Chaloway881/
Calluway880/
Calowa8629/
Calowy860/
Challaway821/
Challuway821/
Calaway801,934/
Callaby80580/
Chalowa80549/
Callova8027/
Callawy809/
Callawa806/
Coloway803/
Caluway803/
Calobay803/
Callovy802/
Calluwa801/
Kaloway801/
Caleway800/
Kallaway75160/
Kolloway7544/
Kalowayi7534/
Collaway7512/
Kallowai7510/
Chollowa758/
Chailowa756/
Kallowat755/
Colleway753/
Kallouwa752/
Callewey751/
Cahlaway751/
Calaways751/
Collowah751/
Kalowaya751/
Chalouwa751/
Cayllawa751/
Callawey750/
Calawayy750/
Kalowa714,041/
Calawa71286/
Calaby71238/
Calova7169/
Chaluwaya7161/
Caloba7156/
Callowich7110/
Kalowy714/
Chalawaya714/
Calovy712/
Calewa712/
Caillohua712/
Kaillouwa712/
Chalovaya711/
Colowa711/
Kallawaye711/
Zalowa711/
Calawy711/
Qalowa711/
Calowe710/
Chalova675,170/
Collova67737/
Chalaby67622/
Calubay67482/
Chaloba67409/
Chaluwa67336/
Colaway67315/
Callaba67236/
Callovi67185/
Callava67166/
Colloby67161/
Kollowa67111/
Callave67107/
Kalaway6765/
Calabay6765/
Kalouwa6754/
Caloeva6745/
Chalawa6744/
Cholowa6740/
Calleva6736/
Koloway6733/
Callová6728/
Kallova6718/
Kallaby6714/
Kalowai6714/
Cealova6713/
Caloboy6713/
Kallewa678/
Csalova676/
Calabuy676/
Caluboy675/
Calabiy674/
Cialova673/
Cahlova673/
Callavé673/
Kallawy673/
Callobe673/
Callabe672/
Caliova672/
Kaluway672/
Ckalova672/
Calovas671/
Caslowe671/
Cailova671/
Caalova671/
Challaboyi671/
Coluway671/
Kalowea671/
Kallawa671/
Kaloowa671/
Kaulowa671/
Kailllouwa671/
Kailouwaye671/
Kailowa671/
Kalgowa671/
Zallova671/
Tchahlouwa671/
Dzalowa671/
Dschailowa671/
Calawey671/
Chalowi671/
Collaby670/
Calewey670/
Coleway670/
Calavay670/

Calloway Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Calloway in the Arabic language
كلووىklwwy-
كلوويklwwy-

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