Callway Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Callway 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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Callway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Callway 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

A corruption of Galloway.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Callway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Callway is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Callway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Callway is the 2,293,424th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Callway are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England Callway is most prevalent in: Kent, where 41 percent live, Greater London, where 34 percent live and Isle of Wight, where 14 percent live. Beside England Callway exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Callway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Callway has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Callway surname grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 123 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Callway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Callway surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Callway earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Calway92606/
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Caulway8623/
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Calwaay863/
Collway862/
Csalway861/
Callwas861/
Scalway861/
Cailway860/
Kallway860/
Calwa8310/
Calwy834/
Chalwaye801/
Chalwaya801/
Calvay772,839/
Salway772,313/
Callva77687/
Calbay77659/
Chalwa77206/
Kalway77129/
Colway7758/
Calwat7718/
Calwas7716/
Caluay776/
Kallwy774/
Kallwa774/
Sallwa773/
Calwey770/
Scalwy770/
Casselway750/
Sallwey7189/
Chaluay7180/
Kallwey7125/
Sollway7124/
Kallwaß7123/
Chalbay7122/
Kalwaye7120/
Chaalwa715/
Kalwaya713/
Caliuay712/
Kalwayi711/
Caluaya711/
Callhua711/
Djalway711/
Chalwai711/
Salwaye711/
Saalway711/
Calluas710/
Callvas710/
Collvay710/
Calva6726,573/
Kalwa6715,082/
Salwa679,600/
Calua671,908/
Calwe671,820/
Calba67912/
Calvy67368/
Challhua67123/
Jalwa67117/
Calby67115/
Zalwa6740/
Kalwy6727/
Salwy676/
Qalwa672/
Callweit671/
Catlewad671/
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