Jackaway Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Jackaway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jacques,' variants of the French Jacques. First it would become Jackway, then Jackaway; compare Greenaway for Greenway, or Hathaway for Hathway.

1613. Married — Fawke Marrow and Isabell Jackway: St.

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Jackaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Jackaway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jacques,' variants of the French Jacques. First it would become Jackway, then Jackaway; compare Greenaway for Greenway, or Hathaway for Hathway.

1613. Married — Fawke Marrow and Isabell Jackway: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1614. — Robert Jaquey and Margery Paine: ibid.

These instances are conclusive.

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

For Jackway, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jackaway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jackaway is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jackaway.

How Common Is The Last Name Jackaway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Jackaway are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Indiana, where 14 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live and California, where 11 percent live.

Jackaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jackaway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jackaway last name declined 24 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jackaway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jackaway surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Jackaway earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $48,641 USD per year.

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Ayokawa6726/
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Jakaeva6711/
Hackaby677/
Jaikawi676/
Jackowe675/
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Cookawy671/
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