Cattaway Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Cattaway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chadway.' This has become first Chadaway, then Chattaway; compare Ottaway, Hathaway, or Greenaway for Otway, Hathway, or Greenway. I have not discovered the spot. Of course the suffix is -way, a road, a path, i.

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Cattaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3731:22,9433,387
England381:1,466,26563,675
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028

Cattaway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chadway.' This has become first Chadaway, then Chattaway; compare Ottaway, Hathaway, or Greenaway for Otway, Hathway, or Greenway. I have not discovered the spot. Of course the suffix is -way, a road, a path, i.e. the road leading to Chad's dwelling; v. Chad.

1687. Baptised — Susan, d. John Chadway: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1701. Married — William Chadway and Dorothy Clayton: St. George, Hanover Square.

1800. — James Davidson and Elizabeth Chadaway: ibid.

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

Cattaway Last Name Facts

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

Cattaway is most common in Israel. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cattaway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 698,433rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Cattaway are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 22,943. In Israel Cattaway is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 90 percent reside, Northern District, where 5 percent reside and Haifa District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Israel it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Cattaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cattaway has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cattaway last name rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Chattaway94976/
Cataway931/
Chataway88169/
Cathaway8816/
Chattawa889/
Cattabay881/
Sattaway881/
Catawa862/
Cattawach821/
Scathaway820/
Catabay806,058/
Chatawa80203/
Kattawy80122/
Sattawy8031/
Cataiwa8010/
Jattawa807/
Cataywa803/
Catawad801/
Kattawa801/
Cotaway800/
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Chathawa759/
Catheway758/
Kattawad756/
Kathaway751/
Katawa714,300/
Qatawy71437/
Katawy71183/
Satawa71108/
Catawe7179/
Jatawa7125/
Catawi7125/
Catava7115/
Cataby711/
Djatawaye711/
Zatawa711/
Cathewayo711/
Sattawaha711/
Chaitawau711/
Chattaabi711/
Cataba711/
Castowway711/
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Chataba67217/
Caetava67210/
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Kathawa6797/
Kattava6788/
Cataeva6735/
Katahwa6729/
Catavas6725/
Katawea6723/
Kataiwa6716/
Catawid6715/
Kattawi6715/
Chatava6714/
Catobay6714/
Katajwa6711/
Chatawe677/
Chatowa677/
Katawat675/
Jastawa675/
Katauwa675/
Jattava674/
Jatawat674/
Katawad674/
Saitawa674/
Catavad673/
Khatawa673/
Satawah673/
Sattava673/
Satawai672/
Djatawa672/
Kataywa672/
Cathewa671/
Katawaz671/
Zastawy671/
Catabey671/
Kastawy671/
Cataiva671/
Cathava671/
Catawie671/
Catawes671/
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Kateway670/

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