Calloway Surname
Approximately 20,866 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCalloway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,282 | 1:17,871 | 2,264 |
| England | 346 | 1:161,035 | 15,064 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:75,476 | 6,450 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 488 | 1:49,950 | 6,097 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,051 | 1:24,485 | 3,050 |
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.
= Callaway, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Calewa (bald); one who came from Galloway (stranger Gael), in Scotland.
A corruption of Galloway.
From the Flemish, Callewaert; a personal name.
Calloway Demographics
Calloway Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Calloway Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Calloway in the Arabic language | ||
| كلووى | klwwy | - |
| كلووي | klwwy | - |
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