Dallaway Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Dallaway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the dale-way'; a comes in intrusively, as in Hathaway, Otta- way, Greenaway. Middle English wey, a way.

John Dalwey, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1666. Married — Richard Dallaway and Mary Mandering: St.

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Dallaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5671:98,26810,404
Canada861:428,43737,472
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines411:2,748467
Israel401:213,94120,390
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Trinidad and Tobago201:68,1995,276
Wales81:386,81619,671
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
Jersey51:10,3761,795

Dallaway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the dale-way'; a comes in intrusively, as in Hathaway, Otta- way, Greenaway. Middle English wey, a way.

John Dalwey, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1666. Married — Richard Dallaway and Mary Mandering: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1798. — Isaac Wiltshear and Sarah Dalloway: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Dale- Way [Old English dæl + weg] The medial a is a phonetic intrusion, as in Greenaway.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Daliwey occurs without prefix, in H.R. co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dallaway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dallaway is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dallaway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 411,827th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,603,950 people. The last name Dallaway is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Dallaway live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 567 people, or 1 in 98,268. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 30 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside and Hampshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 5 percent reside.

Dallaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dallaway has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 381 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dallaway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dallaway last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dallaway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 242.28% more than the national average, earning R 813,396 per year; in United States they earn 58.91% more than the national average, earning $68,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning $44,662 CAD per year.

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