Holway Surname

334,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Holway Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Hollow- Way [Old English hol, hollow, deep + weg, a path, road]

Holway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8491:426,92536,911
England1441:386,93126,993
Canada791:466,40040,200
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:136,94012,480
Wales281:56,0152,800
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3481:144,30713,520

Holway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Hollow- Way [Old English hol, hollow, deep + weg, a path, road]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Holway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holway is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Holway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Holway is the 334,183rd most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,595,064 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Holway live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Holway is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 849 people, or 1 in 426,925. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Holway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Holway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holway surname rose 244 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Holway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Holway surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Holway surname are 9.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Holway earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.9% more than the national average, earning $54,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $48,152 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollway92514/
Hoolway923/
Holwayy922/
Olway9121/
Holwa9120/
Holwy913/
Kholwayo8611/
Holbay8373/
Kholwa8372/
Holvay8367/
Cholwa8348/
Halway8345/
Holwas8333/
Holwey8331/
Hulway8327/
Olwayi8316/
Olwayo8311/
Ahlway834/
Ollway832/
Helway831/
Hollwy831/
Olwaye831/
Hollwa831/
Holwyd830/
Olwa804,092/
Olwy80278/
Hallway7797/
Hollwey7773/
Houlbay7724/
Hollwah7721/
Chalway7718/
Halwayi775/
Cholwea775/
Khulway773/
Hellway772/
Khoulwa771/
Choolwa771/
Haulway771/
Holwach771/
Houlwai771/
Oulwaye771/
Cholbay771/
Gollway770/
Hullway770/
Helwa737,700/
Halwa732,313/
Alway731,292/
Holba731,209/
Holby73832/
Elway73371/
Ahlwy73153/
Hulwa7392/
Holva7387/
Holwe7324/
Olwai7322/
Olwaa7314/
Holua737/
Holvy735/
Ehlwa735/
Olwua733/
Olwah733/
Olwas732/
Olwea732/
Olbay731/
Oilwa731/
Ollwa731/
Olwiy731/
Oulwa731/
Ulway731/
Halwy731/
Olwha731/
Houlbaye7120/
Houlwiya7115/
Houlbaya7110/
Choulwad715/
Khulwayo715/
Halwayee711/
Chalwaya711/
Chalwaye711/
Kholwawe711/
Chulwayo711/
Halwah678,219/
Halwai675,140/
Cholwe67865/
Holvey67792/
Cholvy67609/
Elwahy67585/
Alwayo67477/
Holbea67299/
Chalwa67206/
Ellway67187/
Oluayo67154/
Chulwa67151/
Allway67136/
Halbay67113/
Oluaye6791/
Elwayu6770/
Olweya6769/
Alwaye6761/
Halwaß6752/
Holbai6740/
Houlby6739/
Khulwa6737/
Olwiyo6723/
Khalwa6722/
Halwaz6721/
Ahlwat6716/
Holvas6716/
Holvad6715/
Haalwa6715/
Alwaya6715/
Alhlwa6715/
Olwuyi6715/
Olwaja6715/
Holvai6713/
Holboy6712/
Olwoye6712/
Holbah6710/
Helwah6710/
Alwahy679/
Hollva678/
Holiua678/
Kholwi677/
Halwaa677/
Alwayi677/
Gulway676/
Hulwah676/
Holvayová676/
Hollby675/
Kholva675/
Cholby675/
Hellwa674/
Olwoyo674/
Olwoyi674/
Olweyi674/
Houlba674/
Halwaj674/
Olweyo674/
Alwayu673/
Haluay673/
Goolwa673/
Helvay672/
Halwae672/
Kholua672/
Alwaiy672/
Ahllwy672/
Hulwai672/
Holbey671/
Kholwe671/
Holwej671/
Holwes671/
Hoolby671/
Halwey671/
Golwey671/
Alwayj671/
Helwai671/
Holwet671/
Olwach671/
Olweye671/
Olbaye671/
Golwiy671/
Alwayd671/
Elwaya671/
Oluaya671/
Elwaay671/
Elwaiy671/
Helwaa671/
Helwiy671/
Holvat671/
Helwey670/
Hulvay670/
Holwie670/
Outlwa670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Holway
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