Cathaway Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Cathaway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cathaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Cathaway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cathaway has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cathaway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Cathaway is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cathaway reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cathaway is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 94 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside.

Cathaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cathaway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cathaway surname decreased 6 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cathaway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cathaway are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Cathaway earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cathaway
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