Janeway Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

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

Janeway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Genoa'; compare Lombard. The Genoese traded much with England, both in silks and spices.' The Janneys comyne in sondre wyses, Into this londe wyth dyverse merchaundysses': Libel on English Policy.

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Janeway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1011:329,20929,862
Canada641:575,71247,839
Australia531:509,35338,491
England421:1,326,62059,571
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Janeway (11) may also be a first name.

Janeway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Genoa'; compare Lombard. The Genoese traded much with England, both in silks and spices.' The Janneys comyne in sondre wyses, Into this londe wyth dyverse merchaundysses': Libel on English Policy.

January is a curious imitative corruption.

Benedict de Janua. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

William de Janua, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1670. Buried — Jeremiah Jenowaye: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1715. Baptised — Sarah, a. Richard Jannaway: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1717. — Thomas, son of Thomas Janeway: St. Antholin (London).

Another curious imitative corruption is found in a London register.

1787. Married — John Nibbs and Sarah Johnaway: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-Latin-Celt.) belonging to Genoa = the Mouth (in allusion to the shape of the harbour) [Genoa is the Latin Genua, of Celtic orig.: cp. Welsh genau, ‘mouth,’ lit. ‘jaws,’ pl.

of gen, a jaw] William de Janua.—Hundred Rolls As late as the 16th cent. a native of Genoa was called in England a Jan(e)way.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Genoese. See curious anecdote in English Surn., i., 53.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Genoese.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Genoese. (variant: Hanway.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Janeway Last Name Facts

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

Janeway occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janeway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Janeway is the 295,590th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. The last name Janeway occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Janeway live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Janeway is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 11 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,101 people, or 1 in 329,209. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent reside, Tennessee, where 15 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Janeway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Janeway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Janeway last name grew 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Janeway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Janeway are 19.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.96% being registered with the party.

The amount Janeway earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $45,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $49,348 CAD per year.

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