Garraway Surname

99,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,743 people bear this surname

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

Garraway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Garway,' a parish in Herefordshire, seven miles from Monmouth; but v. Gore. With Garraway, compare Greenaway for Greenway, and Ottaway for Otway.

John Garewy, Gloucestershire, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Garraway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana1,0861:70280
United States9261:391,42434,366
Australia7351:36,7294,814
England6771:82,3019,096
Canada3841:95,95210,435
Trinidad and Tobago3821:3,571595
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2021:558117
Grenada961:1,131214
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Bahamas481:8,161696
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Barbados141:20,5321,076
Dominica121:6,324375
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales111:281,32115,850
British Virgin Islands101:3,159366
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Suriname41:138,1547,029
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belize11:355,4743,977
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3681:66,2377,568
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Garraway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Garway,' a parish in Herefordshire, seven miles from Monmouth; but v. Gore. With Garraway, compare Greenaway for Greenway, and Ottaway for Otway.

John Garewy, Gloucestershire, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1683. Buried — William Garaway, St. Peter, Cornhill.

1754. Married — James Costidell and Elizabeth Garway, St. George, Hanover Square.

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

As there are apparently no references to these names in early Scots records they are probably of modern introduction. Bardsley gives Garraway as of local introduction from Garway, a parish in county Hereford.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 belonging to Garway (Here­ford) = (prob.) the Gore-Way. [Old English gára, a three-cornered or projecting piece of land+weg, a way or road] 2 Spear-Warrior [Anglo-Saxon Gárwíg(a (=O.Ger. Gérwíg)— Old English gár-Old Saxon O.H.Ger. gér, a spear+wíga, warrior; wíg, war] geongum gár-wígan to the young spear-warrior gold-fáhne helm [his] gold-adorned helmet Beówulf, 5614-5.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A spear warrior; one who came from Garway (Guoruoe’s church), in Herefordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Garraway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garraway is more frequently found in Guyana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garraway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Garraway is the 99,729th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,536,484 people. The surname Garraway is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Garraway are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in Guyana, where it is carried by 1,086 people, or 1 in 702. In Guyana it is most frequent in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 48 percent live, Pomeroon-Supenaam, where 22 percent live and Upper Demerara-Berbice, where 8 percent live. Beside Guyana Garraway exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Garraway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garraway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garraway last name expanded 4,630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Garraway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Garraway last name is predominantly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States Garraway are 13.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Garraway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 157.94% more than the national average, earning R 612,960 per year; in United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $53,438 CAD per year.

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