Garraway Surname
Approximately 4,743 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGarraway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 1,086 | 1:702 | 80 |
| United States | 926 | 1:391,424 | 34,366 |
| Australia | 735 | 1:36,729 | 4,814 |
| England | 677 | 1:82,301 | 9,096 |
| Canada | 384 | 1:95,952 | 10,435 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 382 | 1:3,571 | 595 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 202 | 1:558 | 117 |
| Grenada | 96 | 1:1,131 | 214 |
| New Zealand | 72 | 1:62,893 | 9,679 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Barbados | 14 | 1:20,532 | 1,076 |
| Dominica | 12 | 1:6,324 | 375 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| British Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:3,159 | 366 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 368 | 1:66,237 | 7,568 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
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.
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.
(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.
(English) A spear warrior; one who came from Garway (Guoruoe’s church), in Herefordshire.
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Garraway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garraway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garraway is found in Guyana more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garraway? popularity and diffusion
It is the 99,729th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,536,484 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Garraway live; 28 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly held in Guyana, where it is carried by 1,086 people, or 1 in 702. In Guyana Garraway is most common in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 48 percent are found, Pomeroon-Supenaam, where 22 percent are found and Upper Demerara-Berbice, where 8 percent are found. Beside Guyana this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.
Garraway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Garraway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Garraway surname rose 4,630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 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 holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Garraway surname are 13.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.47% registered with the 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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